Alternative to SAMBA

[Marshmallowman]

We have all been their and done it, the SAMBA linux blues....but is there an altenative.


MS is constantly changing there file sharing stuff, and keeping it secret enough to make developemt a slow process....so why not use something else

Can I access NFS shares for windows?

Is their a file sharing scheme which is compatible with both windows and linux, maybe ipx/spx?

I am getting ready to install mandrake 9.1 on my new machine and I am cringeing at the though of doing samba again....maybe it'll work first time this time

[The PIT]

You've got to admit it's fun trying to unbork a borked samba install. One day linux will get it right and it'll work out of the box.

[WxDude]

Sharity

Hi,

There is a package out on the net called Sharity. It is a graphical Samba setup utility. I used it here
at work to get connected to our NT Domain for filesharing.

http://www.obdev.at/products/sharity/

Good Luck.

- Wx

[albatorsk]

Yes, you can use NFS in Windows. You'll need "Microsoft Windows Services for Unix" or something similar.

If you use Windows 2000, you can use Netatalk filesharing too, since Win2k has built in support for AppleTalk (it's no longer included with WinXP).

But you really should give SAMBA another try. It's not that difficult. Maybe you should try the included web-GUI (SWAT) if you're not comfortable editing configuration files by hand.

[Byock]

Or install Webmin. It is a web based configuration for just about everything on your Linux box. Quite friendly, and easy to use.

[The PIT]

And when Webmin doesn't work then what ???

[albatorsk]

Try SWAT. Or any other graphical configuration tool. Or why not this chocker: read the documentation

[The PIT]

See my other post one step at a time.

[thop]

Samba is actually a piece of cake ... until you start doing fancy stuff like domain controllers with mixed windows versions and stuff like that.

Sometimes it just works for no apparent reason when it didn't work before .... if that happens ... DONT TOUCH IT !!

[The PIT]

The only time I had it working was in mandrake 8. It worked in a funny manner under mandrake 9 from the cd. Worked perfectly at work under rh9 until I upgraded the kernal and it now says it doesn't work and then will list all the windows workgroups and will mount the shares that are available.

[Marshmallowman]

I always get it working eventually, usually by manually editing the samba .conf but this a new machine and I want to try something that is hopefuly better.

I'll give the "Microsoft Windows Services for Unix" a try