I have a small home network with a desktop and a laptop, called cd-desktop and cj-laptop, that I want to share files between. Both are running Natty (the laptop upgraded from 10.10, the desktop a full wipe and reinstall). Currently both are configured with DHCP.
I've spent the past two days googling and reading -- mostly hoary old how-to guides for moldy old Ubuntus like 6.06 and 8.10. This guide describes Samba, NFS and ZeroConf, none of which I've so far been successful with.
ZeroConf
Both machines have zeroconf and avahi installed (avahi-autoipd, -daemon, -utils, libavahi-client3, -common-data, -common3, -core7, python-avahi). But on either machine when I go to Network Settings, there is no Zeroconf Service Discovery option. Service Discovery is there, but it's blank.
I can run the Avahi Discovery browser on both machines, but I confess I'm not sure what I'm looking at. Each machine only sees itself.
NFS
Haven't tried this. Looks too scary for this IT-illiterate.
Samba
Initially, following some guide, on my desktop in Dolphin I installed Samba via the Install Samba button in Dolphin (rightclick folder - Properties - Share tab). The desktop now has the following: libsamba-util0, samba ("SMB/CIFS server"), samba-common, samba-common-bin, and smbclient. The laptop has, in addition to those, Samba ("create, modify, delete shares"), python-samba and samba4-common-bin.
On the desktop, my Public folder is shared and configured with Share with Samba and Allow Guests enabled. Everyone has Read Only access; the admin account has Full Control. On the laptop I have the Public folder shared with Share with Samba and Allow Guests enabled. However no one has any rights. I try to set Everyone to read only, and the admin account to Full access, but after clicking on OK, then returning, those settings don't stick.
The Public folders on both machines are currently share with Share with Samba and Allow Guests both enabled. Everyone has Read Only access; the admin account on both machines has full control.
On both machines, in Dolphin, if I go to Network, I can see the Network, Network Services and Samba Shares globes. Network is empty. Network Services is also empty, the breacrumb above reads "zeroconf:". Samba Shares shows "Workgroup". Inside Workgroup each machine only shows itself (the laptop also shows my wife's Vista laptop when it's on).
Both machines connect to the Internet via a ZyXEL wireless router; the desktop has a wired connection, the laptop is wireless. Both machines are configured via DHCP. The desktop's ip is currently 192.168.1.104; the laptop is 192.168.1.101. The desktop can only ping itself. The laptop can ping itself and my wife's laptop, but not the desktop.
I've also got an HTC Desire smartphone, and ultimately I'd like to be able to connect it to the desktop through the Internet, but that's another post.
This is as far as I've gotten. Anyone who can help?
--Nathanael
I've spent the past two days googling and reading -- mostly hoary old how-to guides for moldy old Ubuntus like 6.06 and 8.10. This guide describes Samba, NFS and ZeroConf, none of which I've so far been successful with.
ZeroConf
Both machines have zeroconf and avahi installed (avahi-autoipd, -daemon, -utils, libavahi-client3, -common-data, -common3, -core7, python-avahi). But on either machine when I go to Network Settings, there is no Zeroconf Service Discovery option. Service Discovery is there, but it's blank.
I can run the Avahi Discovery browser on both machines, but I confess I'm not sure what I'm looking at. Each machine only sees itself.
NFS
Haven't tried this. Looks too scary for this IT-illiterate.
Samba
Initially, following some guide, on my desktop in Dolphin I installed Samba via the Install Samba button in Dolphin (rightclick folder - Properties - Share tab). The desktop now has the following: libsamba-util0, samba ("SMB/CIFS server"), samba-common, samba-common-bin, and smbclient. The laptop has, in addition to those, Samba ("create, modify, delete shares"), python-samba and samba4-common-bin.
On the desktop, my Public folder is shared and configured with Share with Samba and Allow Guests enabled. Everyone has Read Only access; the admin account has Full Control. On the laptop I have the Public folder shared with Share with Samba and Allow Guests enabled. However no one has any rights. I try to set Everyone to read only, and the admin account to Full access, but after clicking on OK, then returning, those settings don't stick.
The Public folders on both machines are currently share with Share with Samba and Allow Guests both enabled. Everyone has Read Only access; the admin account on both machines has full control.
On both machines, in Dolphin, if I go to Network, I can see the Network, Network Services and Samba Shares globes. Network is empty. Network Services is also empty, the breacrumb above reads "zeroconf:". Samba Shares shows "Workgroup". Inside Workgroup each machine only shows itself (the laptop also shows my wife's Vista laptop when it's on).
Both machines connect to the Internet via a ZyXEL wireless router; the desktop has a wired connection, the laptop is wireless. Both machines are configured via DHCP. The desktop's ip is currently 192.168.1.104; the laptop is 192.168.1.101. The desktop can only ping itself. The laptop can ping itself and my wife's laptop, but not the desktop.
I've also got an HTC Desire smartphone, and ultimately I'd like to be able to connect it to the desktop through the Internet, but that's another post.
This is as far as I've gotten. Anyone who can help?
--Nathanael
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