Redhat Linux 7 on a Win Nt Network

[Thomas Cameron]

Hiya Scott -

You may be a wee bit confused.  Samba is actually a SMB/CIFS server.  In
other words, it uses the Server Message Block/Common Internet File
System (protocols used by Microsoft Windows) to share it's filesystems
with other SMB/CIFS machines.  That means that you can run Samba on a
Unix-ish machine, and people at Windows machines will see the Samba box
in the Network Neighborhood.

In order for the Linux box to access a Windows server, you can use
smbmount or smbclient.

Your Red Hat installation should have given you the option to install
Samba pre-compiled packages.  You don't really need to compile Samba
from source.

Run the command 'rpm -q samba' and see what comes back.  Respond to the
list, and you'll get guidance from myself and others.

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                      -- Thomas D. Cameron --                      
   Red Hat Certified Engineer -- TurboLinux Certified Instructor   
                 -- Certified NetWare Engineer --                  
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer -- Microsoft Certified Trainer
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"Hendrickson, Scott A" wrote:
> 
> Hi, my name is Scott.  I am currently testing Linux for my company -we want
> to see if we can have Linux workstation(s) on our Microsoft network.  I'm
> new to Linux and have so far managed to:
> install redhat linux 7 on a Compaq PC (intel III) token ring machine and
> configure the gateway to access the internet (through Netscape).
> Now, I need to see if I can get this machine talking on the network.  It
> seems I need something called Samba to do this.
> I followed your directions:
> "Now, as root, enter the samba-2.0.7/source directory. After a quick display
> of the files, run the configure script with the following command:
> ./configure
> All sorts of funky looking stuff will scroll past your screen, as the
> scripts looks for library files and other dependencies. If you happened to
> get a error on a required library file, jot down the name and install it."
> However, when I execute configure, nothing happens (as far as I can tell
> -the screen flashes for a second).
> What do I do now?  Is there a good resource tool to help me get on the
> network?  Am I missing something obvious?  Does my NT server need to have
> something loaded to accept the Linux client machine?  If I do get the Linux
> machine configured for the network, how do I browse the network (where's
> Linux version of Network Neighborhood)?  If I need to purchase something, I
> can probably work that out, we are a state agency : )
> Thank you,
> Scott Hendrickson
> Western State Hospital
> Tacoma, WA
> 253-761-7571
> 
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