Re: Network Connection/Newbie My head is spinning@#$%&
--- Roger Creasy <roger_creasy@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Zachary Rizer <zrizer@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- Roger Creasy wrote:
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> >
> > Roger Creasy writes:
> >
> > > I just installed sarge with KDE. I have DSL
> > internet connectivity through my
> > > network card, so the card is working. However,
> if,
> > from the KDE desktop, I go
> > > to home -> LAN connection, I get an error that
> > says that the protocol is not
> > > available. What's up with this?
> >
>
> > I have heard that I need to install SAMBA and
> > separately that I need to install LISA. Do I need
> > both?
> >
> > I still don't know what I need to do......
>
> What you really need to do is ask a more specific
> question. Are you trying to browse your local LAN,
> or
> are you having difficulty getting out to the
> internet?
> I took your question as the latter. Clearly, the
> other person, who suggested Samba, took it as the
> former. And now even I'm confused. What -- EXACTLY
> -- are you trying to do?
>
>
> I apologize for not being clear. I can connect to
> the internet. I cannot browse my LAN, which includes
> Windows and Linux devices.
>
> Thanks for putting time into helping me on this.
>
> Roger
>
>
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Aaahhhh, that completely explains it. Why didn't you
say something earlier? :) What you need to do is set
up Samba, and create some static mount points on your
filesystem. This is what Samba enables you to do. I
don't use any gui LAN browsers, because, quite
frankly, they're all really crappy, and they're merely
front-ends to smbmount and smbclient. I suggest you
read one of the many Samba HOWTO's available online
(again, at tldp.org).
Cheers,
~Z
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