Quick general question

[Bill Moran]

Don't. Connecting to an e-commerce site via SMB (the windows network
filesharing language) is inherently insecure and dangerous. The files
you modify will be sent across the Internet in a manner that anyone can
intercept them and use them. If these files have confidential
information in them (such as passwords, etc) you'll be compromising the
security of the web site.
Ask the administrator of the Solaris box to install ssh and set you up
with an account, then download the putty suite
(http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/) and use that to
connect.
If you insist on using SMB communications, look into setting up a
secure, encrypted VPN (Virtual Private Network) - it will allow you to
use Samba through an encrypted connection, thus ensuring security.
Otherwise, there's really nothing you need to do. The manager of the
Solaris box needs to set up Samba on his computer and your NT5 box will
be able to connect.

-Bill

Jason Blanchard wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> My name is Jason Blanchard and I'm doing some remote development work for a
> client with an e-commerce website.  My home computer is Windows (2000
> professional) and the remote development server is UNIX/Solaris.   I heard
> that Samba will allow you to "virtually" connect with this remote machine,
> and even map a drive in Windows Explorer, so it appears as if you're working
> on files locally or on your network.
> 
> Is this accurate?  I downloaded the latest Samba.tr.gz file from the website
> but I don't know specifically which tool(s) I need, or how to find my
> specific question in the documentation.  What's my next step?