windows/Linux sharing

Hi,

in my office there are lot of ubuntu machines and a few windows
machines, now how to access data in the Linux machines from
windows machines , without using samba....????

On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:31:47 -0700, aarklon rearranged some electrons to
say:

> Hi,
>
> in my office there are lot of ubuntu machines and a few windows
> machines, now how to access data in the Linux machines from windows
> machines , without using samba....????

ftp?

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> in my office there are lot of ubuntu machines and a few windows
> machines, now how to access data in the Linux machines from
> windows machines , without using samba....????

I personally like SSH. I have it installed on all my Xubuntu machines
anyway, and you can use Putty and WinSCP from Windows machines if you
like. If you want to connect from home, you can create tunnel through
your router/server. Be sure to limit SSH access to your router/server
from trusted IP adresses only, as brute-force attacks are alas not uncommon.

Best regards,
--
Willem Bogaerts

Application smith
Kratz B.V.
http://www.kratz.nl/

david wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:31:47 -0700, aarklon rearranged some electrons to
> say:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> in my office there are lot of ubuntu machines and a few windows
>> machines, now how to access data in the Linux machines from windows
>> machines , without using samba....????
>
> ftp?


AFAIK Windows has had support for NFS for a while. You have to dig
around to find it though. Depends on the version of Windows.

7 wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> in my office there are lot of ubuntu machines and a few windows
>> machines, now how to access data in the Linux machines from
>> windows machines , without using samba....????
>
>
> You should virtualise your windummy PCs using VirtualBox.
> VirtualBox can run windummy XP OSen 2x to 4x faster than
> a real PC if you have a dual core or quad core machine
> Linux machine.

You *know* this is completely illogical, right?

On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:31:47 -0700, aarklon wrote:

> Hi,
>
> in my office there are lot of ubuntu machines and a few windows
> machines, now how to access data in the Linux machines from windows
> machines , without using samba....????

One way would be with ftp - you may need to install the free Unix Tools
from MS.

John Thompson wrote:
> On 2008-08-08, Cork Soaker <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> AFAIK Windows has had support for NFS for a while. You have to dig
>> around to find it though. Depends on the version of Windows.
>
> Yes: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/i.../bb380242.aspx
>
> Doesn't work in Vista, though:
>
> System Requirements
>
> * Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 2000 Service
> Pack 3; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
>
> * The minimum system requirements for installing Windows Services
> for UNIX depends on which components you are installing and the file
> system of the disk where the components will be installed.
>
> * The maximum disk space required to install all Windows Services
> for UNIX components is approximately 275 MB. The minimum disk space
> required is 19 MB.
>
> Note: The product will not install on Windows 9x or Windows XP Home
> Edition or Windows Vista.
>


Windows Vista has built-in support. You have to go into the Control
Panel and "extras" or "add-ons" or some such nonsense. But it's
definitely there, just well hidden.

John Thompson wrote:
> On 2008-08-09, Cork Soaker <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>> Doesn't work in Vista, though:
>>>
>>> System Requirements
>>>
>>> Note: The product will not install on Windows 9x or Windows XP Home
>>> Edition or Windows Vista.
>
>> Windows Vista has built-in support. You have to go into the Control
>> Panel and "extras" or "add-ons" or some such nonsense. But it's
>> definitely there, just well hidden.
>
> Not in Vista Home Premium, as far as I can tell.
>


Ah, wouldn't know about that, I've only *used* Ultimate.

Looks like you have to pay a shitload extra just for NFS support!

IPX isn't there either, I noticed.

On Aug 8, 5:09*pm, General Schvantzkopf <schvantzk...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:31:47 -0700,aarklonwrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > in my office there are lot of ubuntu machines and a few windows
> > machines, now how to access data in the Linux machines * * from windows
> > machines , without using samba....????
>
> SAMBA is the easiest way, why don't you want to use it?

Setting up Samba can be a royal pain, so any time I can use something
simpler, I jump at the chance. Second, Samba shares aren't secure by
default. Call me paranoid, but I don't like anything flowing over a
network that isn't encrypted. Yes, it's possible to tunnel Samba using
SSH, but that just adds more time and trouble on top of the royal pain
that Samba sometimes causes. Finally, Samba was designed for LANs, not
the wild and woolly Internet, so accessing shares remotely is out of
the question (yes, there are ways to do it, but it's just not a good
idea on today's Net...and it causes yet more complication!).