Networking Windows and Linux

Shawn

Networking 1

11/27/2012

How to network Windows and Linux computers!

Newer versions of Samba come with a handy web-based configuration tool called SWAT. With many distributions this tool is installed but not enabled by default. There are some basic steps that need to be performed before you get your Windows and Linux computers to talk to each other.

Before starting off the installation and configuration of Samba on a Linux computer, make sure you have the network components set up perfectly.

Make Sure that the following steps are followed.

Configure the PC network cards and settings.

Update Firewall Settings.

Enable SMB Services.

Create Server Users & Directories.

Configure the SAMBA Server.

Configure the Windows PC to allow workgroup sharing.

Configure Samba tools to recognize the Windows PC.

In Ubuntu

How to Enable File Sharing & Change the Workgroup in Ubuntu Linux

Submitted by George on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 22:57

Windows 7 uses a feature called Homegroup, which enhances the Workgroup feature in order to make home networking easier for all Windows 7 computers. However, this feature doesn't work on Linux or older versions of Windows. In order to connect your Linux computers to Windows 7 computers and share files and folders, you need to make a series of settings. The first setting is to enable file sharing. Then, you need to change the Workgroup, so that all computers belong to one Workgroup. In this tutorial I will demonstrate how to enable file sharing and then how to configure and change the Workgroup on an Ubuntu PC.

NOTE: Article updated to work with Ubuntu 10.10 & 11.04.

Install the Sharing Service in Ubuntu Linux

The sharing service or Samba as it is called in Ubuntu is not installed by default. The installation process of Samba varies in complexity depending on the method you will be using. I will show you the most easy and straightforward method to install Samba.

First, in Ubuntu, open the Home Folder,...