Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:44:15 -0600 From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help i need a help Message-ID: <43FCB0FF.6090705@tundraware.com> In-Reply-To: <3060c2390602221006u56e88326n3b2c796f4047b4df@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060222073705.29055.qmail@web60623.mail.yahoo.com> <3060c2390602221006u56e88326n3b2c796f4047b4df@mail.gmail.com>
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Mike Hernandez wrote:
> On 2/22/06, poria hariry <phd473@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi Dear Sirs
>> i am a ICT student . i have a project that moust install freebsd and sharing file whit windows but i have a problem
>> i can not open Xwindow . can you help me about this.
>> tnx
>>
>
>
> 1. You don't need Xwindows to share a file with anyone, not even
> windows machines, believe it or not :)
> 2. Once you have your network set up properly (see the handbook), move on to 3.
> 3. In my opinion, you really need help with samba, not freebsd (all
> you have to do is install samba, which is as easy as cd
> /usr/ports/wherever/samba/is/hiding/ ; make install) samba
> documentation is plentiful on the web, ask google... the only issues
> that might be freebsd specific when it comes to samba involve the
> location of the config files and binaries. I could be wrong...
>
> good luck :)
>
> Mike
Mike's advice is sound. There is, perhaps, even a simpler solution:
1) Install FreeBSD
2) Configure the network correctly
3) Use the 'smbfs' facility to create a shared directory between
Windows and FreeBSD. That way you don't have to fiddle with samba.
Just my .000002 cents/euros/drachmas/sheckels/pounds/yuan/yen worth ;)
As Mike points out, you do *not* need X or any GUI tools to do any of this.
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