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Legacy Forums => General Discussion (Legacy) => Topic started by: hamishau on February 19, 2005, 09:05:33 AM
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Hi all,
I am looking to change my WinXP desktop PC to Linux. Now rather than using MS protocols to access my shares (samba) and VPN (using MS PPTP), I would like to know how to achieve these connections, using native Linux protocols. What do I need to do to the PC and the server (SME 6.01-01). I am using a wireless network so would like to encrypt from the PC to the server, however it is done.
All suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Hamish, Melbourne, AUS
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The ibays _are_ configured as smb shares (and Apache virtual directories and perhaps Appletalk network drives). They work fine in Linux (though some distros make you log in every time you turn around).
You can mount them, in which case the ibays look like any other drive. In Nautilus, in Ubuntu, I just made a bookmark for
smb://<<servername>>, and I can see all ibays, and log in only the first time on each one per session.
For VPN, PPTP is already installed in SME, and Linux can be set up to work with it. So far, it seems most distros don't have the software required preinstalled, but perhaps that is changing. http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/
There's more info here:
http://no.longer.valid/phpwiki/index.php/Virtual%20Private%20Networks There's a number of folks on these forums with extensive experience and many posts about this, try a search. There's some preconfigured searches on the page above.
Encryption on a wireless network is an attribute of the wireless network itself (unless you use VPN every time, and put the access point on SME's external nic). I've never had the hardware to try it on Linux, sorry.
Good Luck!
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Hi all,
I am looking to change my WinXP desktop PC to Linux. Now rather than using MS protocols to access my shares (samba) and VPN (using MS PPTP), I would like to know how to achieve these connections, using native Linux protocols. What do I need to do to the PC and the server (SME 6.01-01). I am using a wireless network so would like to encrypt from the PC to the server, however it is done.
All suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Hamish, Melbourne, AUS
The natural linux choice for shares would be nfs. But that is not included in sme as far as I know.
The natural vpn would be either openvpn, ssh or ipsec.
Ipsec is not included, ssh is and openvpn you can install.
Hans-Cees
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Hamish,
Previous posters are right with the following extensions ...
You can talk NFS or Samba to the SME shares. I use both but on balance it's easier to set up Samba access. Post a fresh thread if you want to follow that up.
Wireless encryption is possible on linux (I use it on this SuSE 9.1 laptop) but depends heavily on the wireless chipset in your WLAN card (Google for your chipset after identifiying it using lspci -vv).
I dual boot this laptop (XP Pro & SuSE) and spend 95% of my time in Linux/SME.
Damian
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Hamish,
You can talk NFS ...to the SME shares.
Damian
Hi Damian!
I am hoping you may be able to help / point me...
I want to run nfs in my SME 6.01, so I can mount a filesystem residing on a SCO Unix box.
(or mount part of the sme disk on the SCO - dont mind which way around it is),
so files created by SCO are available to the sme.
Any help on setting up nfs would be appreciated.
regards Rob
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Hi Aussie,
Have you considered using Sco VisionFS ? I've used this before on a Win only network and did not experience any major hiccups.
VisionFS installs on the Sco box, allowing PC's on the network access to Unix files and printers : blurb from SCO below :
Unlike NFS® solutions, there is no need to spend valuable time installing, maintaining and configuring each PC: you just do it once on each UNIX server. SCO VisionFS includes unique, advanced technology to let you share workgroups across the intranet, and can make remote computers anywhere on the Internet appear as if they are on your local network.
Totally scalable:
Adding more clients requires no extra work. Network managers are free to concentrate on just a few servers rather than a large number of PCs. Shared resources are immediately made available to all Windows users without visiting or rebooting any PCs.
Share files over the intranet or Internet:
With Internet Workgroups, unique to SCO VisionFS, you can bring your global enterprise to your local network -- automatically. And with SCO CIFS BridgeTM technology, another unique feature, your local network can include computers anywhere on the Internet. Without any extra effort, Windows users can transparently and securely access files across the Internet.
Hassle-free administration:
The graphical Profile Editor provides a fast and powerful way to configure the server from a Windows PC. The Profile Editor simplifies time-consuming tasks and automates common operations.
No additional training:
Access to UNIX resources uses standard Windows components such as File Manager, Network Neighborhood and Windows applications. Anyone who can use Windows can use SCO VisionFS immediately.
Rgds
Warren