Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:15:35 +0100 From: "Harald Schmalzbauer" <H@Schmalzbauer.de> To: "John Wilson" <jmw74@charter.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Samba and XP? Message-ID: <COEPJCIGIIIGNLPOKJMDGEHNCMAA.H@Schmalzbauer.de> In-Reply-To: <010301c2c96c$f0eeada0$6401a8c0@john5tcrjerpxc>
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You could go upside-down and use the FreeBSD machine mounting a XP-share. You say that you're using XPhome so ActiveDirectroy or any other Domain-Controlling issues shouldn't play a role. I think mount_smbfs is your friend. Best regards, -Harry owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG wrote: > Good Day, > > I am currently seeking advice in regard to allowing an XP Home Edition > machine to have access to a FreeBSD mount. I've looked over Samba, > and not only have I seen references to XP's inability to join a > 'domain based-network', but also don't really like the idea of > installing Samba as it's a rather large package (relatively speaking) > for what it simply does. > > My only other alternative, if I am correct, is trying to obtain an NFS > client for the XP machine and simply serve NFS mounts on the FBSD > host. The downside to this is the cost of the NFS clients for the XP > machine. :) > > Are there any other alternatives available here? If not, which of > the above two 'solutions' would be best? I only have one BSD machine > and one XP machine, and I'd like to allow read/write access to a FBSD > mount from the XP machine. > > Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. > > - John > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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