Linux Enhanced SMBFS Defintely worth a read. Despite the advanced networking capabilities of Linux, the only network filesystem which is available seems to be NFS. There are others but they are either still in development, not free or not featured enough to act as a replacement for NFS... unitl now. Enter SMBFS. SMBFS allows Linux to mount a remote SMB share but until now it did not act like a UNIX file system, even if the remote host was Samba running on a UNIX or Linux machine. This page is the home of the CIFS for UNIX implementation for SMBFS. Along with the server side Samba implementation, directories can now be mounted across the network using SMB. in Computing > Linuxwith developmentfilesystemlinuxmountmount.cifsnetworknetworkingnfssambasmbfs Note: Also look at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_page_437
How-To smbfs: smbmnt must be installed suid root Okay, so I was trying to mount SAMBA shares so all the programs could see them. Sounds simply it's so not! So when I finally found a program that could find the shares. They wouldn't mount. You have to follow this guys code. see note. in Computing > Linux > Howtowith goodhowtolinuxnetworknetworkingproblemsambasharesharessmbmntwalkthroughwindows Note: for the problem: "smbmnt must be installed suid root for direct user mounts" type in a console to resolve this: $ sudo chmod u+s `which smbmnt` in order to be able to mount the shared directory , and: $ sudo chmod u+s `which smbumount` in order to be able to umount the shared directory.
Connecting your PC to your TV Whether you want to browse your computer on your TV screen and watch movies stored in your computer on your TV, or you want to do the opposite (like watching your favorite TV shows on your PC), this article discusses the how-to as well as the benefits and the problems of each option (and what you can do to get around them). You may also want to do both (record your favorite shows on your PC but watch them on your TV). Whichever of these you're trying to do, the intention of this article is to provide a concise explanation of how to converge your TV with your PC. There are many different ways of connecting your PC to your TV. This article explores the many ways. computermonitor in Computing > HTPCwith bootbootablecentrecomputingconnectionshomehtpcmediamusicoutproprietarysambastreamingtelevisiontheatretv
GeeXboX Project GeeXboX is a media center software suite for personal computers, based on Linux and MPlayer, and implemented as a Live CD. As such, the system does not need to be permanently installed to a hard drive, as most modern operating systems would; instead, the computer can be rebooted with the GeeXboX CD when media playback is desired. This is a reasonable approach for who do not need media playback services while performing other tasks with the same computer, for users who wish to repurpose older computers as media centers, and for those seeking a free alternative to Windows XP Media Center Edition. GeeXboX Homepage : a free software media center for Linux audiocentercomputerdistributionembeddedhomehtpclinuxlivecdmediamoviemplayermultimediastandalonetheatervideo in Computing > HTPCwith bootbootablecentrecomputinghomehtpcmediamusicsambastreamingtheatretvby 7 users
oreilly.com -- Online Catalog: Using Samba This book, which has been officially adopted by the Samba team under an open content license, is a comprehensive guide to Samba administration, including such recent additions as integration with Windows NT domains and the SWAT graphic configuration tool. Samba turns a Unix or Linux system into a file and print server for Microsoft Windows network clients. Whether you're playing on one note or a full three-octave range, this book will help you maintain an efficient and secure server. Includes CD-ROM containing sources and binaries. This book, which has been officially adopted by the Samba team under an open content license, is a comprehensive guide to Samba administration, including such recent additions as integration with Windows NT domains and the SWAT graphic configuration ... 1-56592-449-51565924495978-1-56592-449-99781565924499collier-browndavidecksteinkellyoreillypeterrobertsambausing in Computing > Linux > Howtowith administrationbookguidehowtointegrationlinuxnetworkingoreillysambaserverunix Note: I reckon this appendix is much more interesting; B. Samba Performance Tuning, located: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/chapter/book/appb_01.html