crossover network

**giacomix** · 10-06-2004, 10:51 PM

Hey all,

I have:

1 laptop running Knoppix LiveCD
1 laptop running Windows 98 (first edition)
1 crossover ethernet cable

Is there anybody so kind as to give me a very elementary explanation on how to get to share files between the two laptops?

TIA!

**CrashedAgain** · 10-06-2004, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by giacomix

Hey all,

I have:

1 laptop running Knoppix LiveCD
1 laptop running Windows 98 (first edition)
1 crossover ethernet cable

Is there anybody so kind as to give me a very elementary explanation on how to get to share files between the two laptops?

TIA!

Linux to windows network is done using samba, check the docs section (top of screen) for Samba howto & networking how to. Easiest samba setup is with LinNeighourhood.

**A. Jorge Garcia** · 10-07-2004, 12:37 AM

Would that be LinNeighborhood? How does it work?

TIA,
AJG

**shah** · 10-07-2004, 01:48 AM

read my post
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...ighlight=samba

**giacomix** · 10-07-2004, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by shah

read my post
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...ighlight=samba

Read it, but it doesn't work. I think the problem is the Ethernet card. Even yesterday I tried to get on the internet, connecting to my cable modem via Ethernet, without success. Now I connected to the modem via USB and works just fine.

I guess if I can manage to get the Ethernet card working, the procedure you describe in the thread quoted above will do the job. I'm looking for a solution to the Ethernet problem, and of course any suggestion would be gratly appreciated.

Running Knoppix 3.6 on a Toshiba M-205. I know NOTHING about networks, but am willing to learn

ifconfig eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:64

2:95:89
inet addr:68.42.13.49 Bcast:68.42.13.127 Mask:255.255.255.128
inet6 addr: fe80::290:64ff:fed2:9589/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:25473 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12136 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:10221785 (9.7 MiB) TX bytes:1555680 (1.4 MiB)

**CrashedAgain** · 10-07-2004, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by A. Jorge Garcia

Would that be LinNeighborhood? How does it work?

TIA,
AJG

Yes. LinNeighborhood is just a gui to set up samba client, easier than doing it manually. You still have to know your other computer's IP address & windows workgroup name & password (if any) but then it's pretty straightforward.
Giacomix: try 'sudo pump -i eth0'. Just might be all that's needed to kickstart the net card.

**Nic MFP** · 10-07-2004, 10:45 PM

About networking under Linux: is there anything like the "domain" under Windows NT/2K? That is, a centralized authority that can authenticate users who log on at any workstation all around the network, without the need of defining (and keeping synchronized) every account on every workstation?

**garyng** · 10-08-2004, 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by Nic MFP

About networking under Linux: is there anything like the "domain" under Windows NT/2K? That is, a centralized authority that can authenticate users who log on at any workstation all around the network, without the need of defining (and keeping synchronized) every account on every workstation?

yes. install samba and its associated pam modules. Then you can use the NT/W2K for authentication. Technically speaking, you are telling each workstation that instead of using the /etc/passwd for authentication, use the samba module which would query the NT domain controller(or may be AD too in 3.x).

**shah** · 10-08-2004, 02:08 AM

giacomix

ifconfig eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:90:64

2:95:89
inet addr:68.42.13.49 Bcast:68.42.13.127 Mask:255.255.255.128
inet6 addr: fe80::290:64ff:fed2:9589/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:25473 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12136 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:10221785 (9.7 MiB) TX bytes:1555680 (1.4 MiB)

Your networkcard looks okay to me but, before using samba you need to set ip address on both pc. Else it won't work. One thing to remember samba won't work well with XPHome.You need to edit your registry.
http://www.ccs.uky.edu/docs/samba.htm
http://www.samba.netfirms.com/sambconf.htm
http://static.kdenews.org/content/si...rier/20030610/

**Nic MFP** · 10-08-2004, 07:56 AM

Originally Posted by garyng

yes. install samba and its associated pam modules. Then you can use the NT/W2K for authentication. Technically speaking, you are telling each workstation that instead of using the /etc/passwd for authentication, use the samba module which would query the NT domain controller(or may be AD too in 3.x).

Thank you! But can a Linux machine be something similar to the domain controller of Windows? That is, can I get the job done WITHOUT a windows machine (not necessarily to authenticate Windows workstations, linux ones are enough).

P. S. I see only now that there is a "Networking" section...