What will I need to make linux windows network?

I have windows XP , vista , linux and windows server 2003 what protocols what else after I install the O.S s?

What will I need to make linux windows network?
Hi, for Linux u can setup a samba share with your windows machines. If u r using opensuse, then go to yast choose network services, and then choose samba server to configure that, suse will do most of the work for u, and u can also click on windows domain membership and configure that as well. If u r using other linux systems like ubuntu then I am not sure, u will have to manually edit some samba configuration file.





In any case in order to setup a network between a windows and linux system u will have to learn to configure a samba server, opensuse just makes it easier for u to do so.





Take care!
Reply:You will need samba (smb) on the linux machine, and netbios running on all the windows boxes.


Firewall on linux machine if enabled must allow incoming netbios ports


Care to mention which version of linux? Not too important i guess as the same method applies, but different versions have different config tools.
Reply:U CAN INSTALL WINE SOFTWARE FOR AND ALSO SEARCH "INTER FACE IN WINDOWS AND LINUX " U CAN FIND MANY SOFTWARE
Reply:TCP/IP is universally accepted protocol for networking for any OS.


For Linux, what others are saying is ok (samba share) but it is not a good option for security purposes. When you install Linux, you generally also install SSH2 (required for remote login via PUTTY). Then configure SSH2 config (/etc/ssh/sshd_config) not to PermitRootLogin. create a general user grant sudo access. Now on windows machines, download winscp client (from http://winscp.net), and connect via SFTP (between Linux and windows) with that user on Linux

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