On Fri, 2006-08-11 at 18:29 -0500, reader@newsguy.com wrote:
  

"Michael Crute" <mcrute@gmail.com> writes:

    

On 8/11/06, reader@newsguy.com <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