Re: Network Connection/Newbie My head is spinning@#$%&
On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:12:57 -0700 (PDT), Zachary Rizer
<zrizer@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> --- Roger Creasy <roger_creasy@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Zachary Rizer <zrizer@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- Roger Creasy wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > 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
I would like to refer a step by step procedure HowTO at
http://www.geocities.com/mk_azeem/liscence.html
> (again, at tldp.org).
>
> Cheers,
> ~Z
>
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