[plug] Linux-W9x connectivity

[David Griffiths]

>I've got a bit of a problem getting linux boxen and w9x machine sharing
>files.  Perhaps someone can suggest a solution.  Here's the situation:
>
>We run a web server.
>My wife runs a dual boot machine (W98SE and Mandrake).
>I run a dual boot machine (W95 and RH).
>
>We both edit files on the server from our own machines.  It's fine when
>we're both using W9x.  We use samba.  However when one of us uses linux
>there's a problem.  NFS will only mount  the web server directory as Read
>Only.  Samba won't mount the directory at all.
>
>Suggestions?
>

How about using smbclient on the linux client side and forgetting about
NFS? Can be used to mount remote samba disk shares and use samba printers.

cheers,

Dave.



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