From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GBhDV-0005me-HR for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:19:05 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k7C0Gi2n001156; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:16:44 GMT Received: from nuts.theideaweb.net (nuts.theideaweb.net [72.9.234.210]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7C0E8aY013825 for ; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:14:09 GMT X-ClientAddr: 69.137.189.188 Received: from antarctica (c-69-137-189-188.hsd1.ar.comcast.net [69.137.189.188]) (authenticated bits=0) by nuts.theideaweb.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k7C0E45M003755 for ; Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:14:06 -0500 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: What is available besides samba From: Quag7 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <87veoy97hr.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <87r6zn9j26.fsf@newsguy.com> <558b73fb0608111603h79c97ef5w209b0d97a8432507@mail.gmail.com> <87veoy97hr.fsf@newsguy.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:14:01 -0700 Message-Id: <1155341642.13784.8.camel@antarctica> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-TheIdeaWeb-LLC-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-TheIdeaWeb-LLC-MailScanner: Not scanned: please contact your Internet E-Mail Service Provider for details X-MailScanner-From: coldfront@frostwarning.com X-Archives-Salt: fce8992d-6b5a-491b-93b4-1fc7d45e4cf1 X-Archives-Hash: 0492e18740c28befeb6059bc958130f5 On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 18:29 -0500, reader@newsguy.com wrote: > "Michael Crute" writes: > > > On 8/11/06, reader@newsguy.com wrote: > >> For easy fast comunication between winxp and linux machines, is there > >> anything other than samba the works reliably. > > > > HTTP > > FTP > > DAV > > Samba > > SSH/SCP > > (probably others too) > > > > Take your pick. Though as far as I know the only one Windows can > > actually mount (as a drive) is Samba. > > Thanks, yes, of course their are those. I should have defined what I > meant a bit better. > Is there a tool out there that allows a windows user to access linux > directories with an explorer like interface, or in some fairly > seemless way so that linux machines show up in `network places' or > something similar. > > Something like an nfs for windows I guess. I've seen that very thing > but it was an ancient non-developed app. There's something called CIFS in the kernel, but I haven't used it yet. It is apparently based on SMB and extends it. It may be worth a try. Has anyone else used this? -C -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list