newbie network question

[Tony Alfrey]

On Wednesday 16 February 2005 02:26 pm, A. Khattri wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Tony Alfrey wrote:
> > On Wednesday 16 February 2005 01:59 pm, A. Khattri wrote:
> > > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Tony Alfrey wrote:
> > > > Now I want to be able to access the linux box from the Mac, via
> > > > this Airport box.  Someone told me that I need to set up Samba
> > > > on the linux box.
> > > > Is this correct?  If so, I can read about it, but I first need
> > > > to know if this is the right place to start.
> > >
> > > When you say you want to "access the linux box" what does this
> > > actually mean? Are you sharing files or using ssh or ftp or what?
> > >
> > > Need more data.
> >
> > I would like the entire linux box to appear on the Mac, much as I
> > would mount a device such as a drive.  And vice versa.  On the Mac,
> > one can "connect to server" and the various components that are
> > part of the network are supposed to "appear" in a window.  But my
> > linux box does not.  No surprise, for I have done nothing to make
> > the linux box "visible" (I have opened no ports or such on the
> > linux box).  You can clearly see that I am clueless about this and
> > need a pointer about what to read as a start.
>
> These days, Macs can do AppleTalk, Netbeui or IP (hence NFS). But I
> imagine Netbeui is probably the easiest to setup so your friend was
> right in that putting Samba on the Linux box is probably the easiest
> way to go.

OK

>
> Im also assuming when you say you want the entire Linux box to appear
> as a Mac volume that what you mean is the you want your personal
> files to appear (probably wouldn't be a good idea to share your
> entire filesystem!).

Well, probably.  I'm probably 'root' a little more than I should be and 
should get out of that habit, especially if my next step is to run VPN.  
But first things first.

Thanks!  Off to buy an O'Reilly book on Samba.

-- 
Tony Alfrey
tonyalfrey at earthlink.net
"I'd Rather Be Sailing"