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  • June 1, 2000 at 10:53 am #2080614

    Can I use linux with MS File and print S

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    by hanes_ray · about 24 years, 11 months ago

    I need to know if there is a way to use ms file and print sharing to access info and a printer. I have Two Win98 Machines and want to store info and print on a linux machine.

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    • June 1, 2000 at 2:33 pm #3895459

      Can I use linux with MS File and print S

      by zbrain75 · about 24 years, 11 months ago

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      You will want to use samba services. You didn’t say what version of Linux you are using. You will want to invoke Samba services using the startup scripts in the /etc/rc.d/init.d directory. If you’re using Redhat Linux, you can use the linuxconf program to start and manage the services. If not you’ll need to get a sample /etc/smb.conf file and modify it for your situation. Look under the /usr/doc directory for documentation on samba. There may be a sample file there. Once done, if you don’t have linuxconf, type “/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start” to start samba. To restart, type restart above. There may be more to do to get it to work depending on your system. If you have trouble e-mail me and I’ll either send you detailed instructions or point you to a location where you can get the information you need.

    • June 7, 2000 at 8:42 am #3893533

      Can I use linux with MS File and print S

      by jgreen · about 24 years, 11 months ago

      In reply to Can I use linux with MS File and print S

      The package you need is Samba. It provides SMB services (Windows networking) for file sharing and printing in a Windows environment. Your Windows 98 machine will think it’s talking to a Windows NT server. See http://www.samba.org

    • June 9, 2000 at 12:03 am #3776379

      Can I use linux with MS File and print S

      by andy64 · about 24 years, 10 months ago

      In reply to Can I use linux with MS File and print S

      The previous two answers are both right – use Samba. However, if by “print sharing” you mean you’d like, in Linux, to be able to print to printers on the Win98 machines, then I’d suggest using Red Hat’s printtool utility. It’s available on Red Hat based and Debian based Linux distributions. Some documentation can be found at http://www.redhat.com/support/manuals/RHL-6.2-Manual/getting-started-guide/ch-printing.html.

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