[CVALE] Question about Linux Networking Basics: Adding a Computer

[Patrick Bennett]

Yes, this is definitely a job for samba. You don't want a unique domain 
name though - the domain name is best to have the same on all the 
computers - you want a unique *hostname* 
(myhostname.mydomainname.local). Hopefully others with more time can 
fill in more details (ip addresses, netmasks, smb.conf, share names, 
workgroups, yada yada yada).

This is also a great opportunity to learn about web serving, email 
serving, ftp serving, print serving... I could go on and on. :-)

-Patrick


Landon Blake wrote:
>
> About a year ago I bought my wife Monique a new computer. This meant 
> that I got to take the computer we replaced, a Compaq that is about 3 
> or 4 years old and make it my Linux computer. (I added some hardware 
> to the computer, like a DVD drive and a new hard drive.) I recently 
> bought a brand new computer for my Linux box, which meant Monique 
> wanted me to get rid of the Compaq. (She isn’t real excited about the 
> idea of me taking over the living room with a bunch of computers that 
> no one else in the house can use.)
>
> I boxed up the Compaq with the intention of giving it away, as any 
> good husband would do. Then I ran into a problem. It turns out most of 
> my friends and acquaintances weren’t very interested in a 4 year old 
> computer that didn’t have some flavor of Microsoft Windows installed, 
> even if I was giving it away for free.
>
> I got tired of carrying the computer around in the cab of the pick-up. 
> (I couldn’t let Monique see me bring it back inside.) :]
>
> I decided to store the monitor, speakers and other accessories in my 
> tool shed. I took the computer back inside and slid it next to my new 
> computer. I thought I would try to learn a little about networking 
> with Linux by setting the Compaq up as “data storage” for my other 
> Linux computer and Monique’s computer. (Why let that 180 GB computer 
> go to waste?)
>
> I’ve got Monique’s computer and my new Linux computer hooked up to a 
> router so that they can share an internet connection. I know that I 
> need to hook up the Compaq to the router as well, but I’m not sure 
> what comes next. I already have Linux installed on the Compaq. What 
> changes do I need to make to the Compaq so it can function in its new 
> role? (I think that I need to delete the regular user partition and 
> change its domain name. I was stupid and used the same domain name on 
> my new computer that I had originally used on the Compaq.)
>
> What other steps will I need to take so that my new Linux computer can 
> “see” the file system on the Compaq? What will I need to do so that my 
> wife’s computer can see the file system on the Compaq? (I thought 
> about making a large NTFS or FAT32 partition on the Compaq, but if I 
> really want to learn some networking stuff maybe I need to mess around 
> with Samba.)
>
> I’m a little lost when it comes to networking, so I appreciate any 
> suggestions that can get me started with this project.
>
> Landon
>
>
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