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| Dear Fellow-subscribers,
I am looking for a program, preferably open source off course, that I can
install on a windows PC which is connected to another windows PC by means of
a switch (in a router). I am totally new to networking and stuff like this
by the way. The program has to allow me to "give" it locations on a
harddrive with files, which can then be seen/opened/edited/etc. etc. on the
other computer(s) on the network. So like an FTP server would be on the
internet.
I think this is what SAMBA is about, but SAMBA is Linux only, and though I
am planning to use that in the future, I need at this moment something for
windows. I have been browsing sourceforge but did not find anything which I
thought was useful (but, what I thought might in this case not be the
ultimate truth).
Please forgive me the "newbie-ish" sound of my posting, I learn but there is
so much to learn (at the moment I am studying the TCP/IP protocol: very
interesting and very sophisticated but also a LOT of information....).
Thank You very much in advance for any tip or hint!
Yours sincerely,
Rene
P.S. English is not my mothertongue so please forgive me my errors ;-).
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| Bill Marcum 2004-12-27, 3:56 am |
| On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:59:13 +0100, Rene
<invalid@invalid.com> wrote:
> Dear Fellow-subscribers,
>
> I am looking for a program, preferably open source off course, that I can
> install on a windows PC which is connected to another windows PC by means of
> a switch (in a router). I am totally new to networking and stuff like this
> by the way. The program has to allow me to "give" it locations on a
> harddrive with files, which can then be seen/opened/edited/etc. etc. on the
> other computer(s) on the network. So like an FTP server would be on the
> internet.
> I think this is what SAMBA is about, but SAMBA is Linux only, and though I
> am planning to use that in the future, I need at this moment something for
> windows. I have been browsing sourceforge but did not find anything which I
> thought was useful (but, what I thought might in this case not be the
> ultimate truth).
>
I think what you are looking for is already built into Windows. Try a
Windows newsgroup for more help.
--
"Cow fault??? Have you progressed from BSD to BSE?"
cowsay -b "Prepare to be assimoolated! "
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| "Bill Marcum" <bmarcum@iglou.com.urgent> schreef in bericht
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> On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:59:13 +0100, Rene
> <invalid@invalid.com> wrote:
> I think what you are looking for is already built into Windows. Try a
> Windows newsgroup for more help.
Dear Bill,
Thank You for replying. Indeed windows supports filesharing. But there is
also a paint program already built in windows which is useless. The
filesharing in Windows is XP very unhandy, I have already spent a lot of
time reading things on the net to figure out how I can share directories
with files I want to share, apart from copying them to the "shared files"
direcotry, which is not what I want (in pre-XP windows the thing I wanted
was very easy to do). I would like a program which would enable me to do
this in a simple and fast way.
Sincerely,
Rene
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| Dave Hinz 2004-12-27, 3:58 pm |
| On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:03:10 +0100, Rene <invalid@invalid.com> wrote:
> "Bill Marcum" <bmarcum@iglou.com.urgent> schreef in bericht
> news:m684a2-66d.ln1@don.localnet...
>
> Thank You for replying. Indeed windows supports filesharing. But there is
> also a paint program already built in windows which is useless. The
> filesharing in Windows is XP very unhandy, I have already spent a lot of
> time reading things on the net to figure out how I can share directories
> with files I want to share, apart from copying them to the "shared files"
> direcotry,
You can share out any directory. Right-click on the folder and it's
in properties, I think.
> which is not what I want (in pre-XP windows the thing I wanted
> was very easy to do). I would like a program which would enable me to do
> this in a simple and fast way.
Ah, maybe they've taken that out? I don't do XP if I can help it, but
I'd be, well, I guess _surprised_ isn't the word, but...I wouldn't think
they removed that functionality of folder-level shares. With Microsoft,
though, anything is possible I suppose.
Got another PC laying around? A Linux/Samba server is quite simple to set up.
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| "Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz@spamcop.net> schreef in bericht
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> On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:03:10 +0100, Rene <invalid@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>
> You can share out any directory. Right-click on the folder and it's
> in properties, I think.
>
>
> Ah, maybe they've taken that out? I don't do XP if I can help it, but
> I'd be, well, I guess _surprised_ isn't the word, but...I wouldn't think
> they removed that functionality of folder-level shares. With Microsoft,
> though, anything is possible I suppose.
Dear Dave,
Thanks as well for replying. It is not gone, but it is less handy than it
was. It used to be very easy. Besides, this way it is not possible to "shut
down" the sharing of many different folders all at once or in groups or
something like that.
> Got another PC laying around? A Linux/Samba server is quite simple to set
> up.
I do. And I do consider doing that, it'll probably be the best solution. It
is just not very good for the environment to have another computer turned
on, that's why I would rather use the computers that are on anyway.
Thank You!
Yours sincerely,
Rene
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| Michael B. Johnson 2004-12-31, 8:57 pm |
| On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:59:13 +0100, "Rene" <invalid@invalid.com>
wrote:
>I am looking for a program, preferably open source off course, that I can
>install on a windows PC which is connected to another windows PC by means of
>a switch (in a router). I am totally new to networking and stuff like this
>by the way. The program has to allow me to "give" it locations on a
>harddrive with files, which can then be seen/opened/edited/etc. etc. on the
>other computer(s) on the network. So like an FTP server would be on the
>internet.
Why not download Cygwin for Windows from http://www.cygwin.com/ and
start its FTP daemon server?
>I think this is what SAMBA is about, but SAMBA is Linux only, and though I
>am planning to use that in the future, I need at this moment something for
>windows. I have been browsing sourceforge but did not find anything which I
>thought was useful (but, what I thought might in this case not be the
>ultimate truth).
I believe SAMBA works under Cygwin, I saw it while poking around, but
never tried it. apache (web server) works just great though so if your
only publishing, that's one way to go, I guess.
_______________________
Michael B. Johnson
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| "Michael B. Johnson" <mjohnson@veribox.net> schreef in bericht
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> On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:59:13 +0100, "Rene" <invalid@invalid.com>
> wrote:
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>
> Why not download Cygwin for Windows from http://www.cygwin.com/ and
> start its FTP daemon server?
>
>
> I believe SAMBA works under Cygwin, I saw it while poking around, but
> never tried it. apache (web server) works just great though so if your
> only publishing, that's one way to go, I guess.
Dear Michael,
Please accept my apologies for not having replied sooner to Your help.
Thanks for that. Indeed Cygwin would have been a good idea. But guess what?
A couple of days ago I was still trying to use the XP-sharing, making
folders shared and unshared again till I was tired of it. And suddenly they
showed up on the other computer!?! I have no idea why I didn't work before
and why my computer suddenly decided to function as it is supposed to be. I
thought I was missing something, that the process was much more difficult in
XP than in ME. But obviously it can work.
Well, I am not going to hurt my brains anymore, I'ld better just enjoy the
fact that it IS working now.
Thanks again to everyone for the tips You have given me!
Sincere greetings,
Rene
P.S. I recentely bought Suse 9.2 and when I'll have done some cleaning up of
my hard drive, I am going to install it. I am very curious! I like the
concept of open source software very much and would like to use all kinds of
open source programs. A pity that almost every game is made for DirectX :-(.
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| Michael B. Johnson 2005-01-10, 4:00 pm |
| On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:19:34 +0100, "Rene" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote:
>"Michael B. Johnson" <mjohnson@veribox.net> schreef in bericht
> news:2fdbt09ur9id8cjab8ih3ma6vs4s08qht8@
4ax.com...
>P.S. I recentely bought Suse 9.2 and when I'll have done some cleaning up of
>my hard drive, I am going to install it. I am very curious! I like the
>concept of open source software very much and would like to use all kinds of
>open source programs. A pity that almost every game is made for DirectX :-(.
Look at Transgaming...they have software to run many Windows DirectX
games. http://www.transgaming.com/
_______________________
Michael B. Johnson
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| "Michael B. Johnson" <mjohnson@veribox.net> schreef in bericht
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> On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:19:34 +0100, "Rene" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>
> Look at Transgaming...they have software to run many Windows DirectX
> games. http://www.transgaming.com/
Thank You very much for this tip Michael. I most certainly am going to check
it out (gotta go to bed now (alarmclock will be ringing early tomorrow
:-((((((((((((((( )but I'll do it later).
Sincere greetings,
Rene
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| Bart Vandewoestyne 2005-01-17, 3:59 am |
| In article <G%vDd.936$ef6.313@fe39.usenetserver.com>, Rene wrote:
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> I like the
> concept of open source software very much and would like to use all kinds of
> open source programs.
In case you don't like Linux and decide to stick with Windows, you might want
to check out OSSwin:
http://osswin.sourceforge.net/
Regards,
Bart
--
"Share what you know. Learn what you don't."
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| "Bart Vandewoestyne" <MyFirstName.MyLastName@telenet.be> schreef in bericht
news:1105908378.867741@seven.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be...
> In article <G%vDd.936$ef6.313@fe39.usenetserver.com>, Rene wrote:
>
> In case you don't like Linux and decide to stick with Windows, you might
> want
> to check out OSSwin:
>
> http://osswin.sourceforge.net/
Dear Bart,
Thank You for this tip, this page looks very interesting. I am most
certainly going to dig in deeper soon!
Sincerely,
Rene
P.S. With Your family name Vandewoestyne You must be a "zuiderbuur" (making
me a "noorderbuur") ;-)!
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| Michael B. Johnson 2005-01-18, 3:59 am |
| On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 20:46:18 +0000 (UTC), Bart Vandewoestyne
<MyFirstName.MyLastName@telenet.be> wrote:
>In article <G%vDd.936$ef6.313@fe39.usenetserver.com>, Rene wrote:
>
>In case you don't like Linux and decide to stick with Windows, you might want
>to check out OSSwin:
>
>http://osswin.sourceforge.net/
But if you're not burdened with legacy applications for which you need
to continue support, /why/ would you want to stick with Windows?
Give Linux a try first given its reputation for robustness, ease of
administration and availability. Surely it has earned this right. Only
then if for some bizarre reason it finds no favor with you, you could
try Windows. If you like the concept of Open Source, why /wouldn't/
you use Free Software for the OS? Your foundation needs to be solid
before you build.
_______________________
Michael B. Johnson
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| Bart Vandewoestyne 2005-01-18, 3:59 am |
| In article <ce3ou01q6f63fo7gol8smqjd9p4solk9fd@4ax.com>, Michael B Johnson wrote:
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>
> But if you're not burdened with legacy applications for which you need
> to continue support, /why/ would you want to stick with Windows?
>
> Give Linux a try first given its reputation for robustness, ease of
> administration and availability. Surely it has earned this right. Only
> then if for some bizarre reason it finds no favor with you, you could
> try Windows. If you like the concept of Open Source, why /wouldn't/
> you use Free Software for the OS? Your foundation needs to be solid
> before you build.
I look at it from another point of view: first let people get to know
the concept of Open Source Software. Let them try some applications
that run both on Windows and on Linux. From the moment they decide to
take the step to Linux, they will already be familiar with quite some
applications and therefore also feel comfortable with Linux.
A lot of the Windows users who try to switch to Linux give up because
they don't feel comfortable with all this 'new' softwar, they don't recognize
their usual software and quit... OSSwin is an interesting step to introduce
them to the concept of OSS and make the transition to Linux lighter.
Regards,
Bart
--
"Share what you know. Learn what you don't."
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