[lug] Connecting to other linux machines for file transfers...(NFS?)

Wayde Allen wallen at boulder.nist.gov
Wed May 10 16:07:08 MDT 2000


On Wed, 10 May 2000, Brian Jarrett wrote:

> I've never tried to set up anything but Samba to provide file server access
> to windows workstations.  I am now in the process of hooking up a few linux
> machines that I would like to have access to the same areas that I've set
> with Samba.  What is the best way to do this?

What would be wrong with simply using Samba, especially if the "areas" you
want to share are on a Windows network and Samba is already running?

> NFS?

That is also a possibility.

>  Is there even anything
> else?

Not that I'm aware of.

- Wayde
  (wallen at boulder.nist.gov)





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