I am going through a rough divorce with windows and I really like Kubuntu. There are two problems with it, lack of a firewall, which I fixed. The other problem is that I cannot connect to my desktop pc. Here is the setup, on my laptop (Inspiron 600m) I had xp pro on both and I would connect them with a crossover cable to share files. If I wanted to connect to the internet with the laptop I would plug it out of the desktop and into the laptop and xp would recognize it and work. Now, with Kubuntu, if I install it with the cable modem plugged in, it will connect to the internet, but if I plug in the crossover cable it does not recognize the network. Do I need to setup samba, or my network connections (cannot see administrator button but tab fixes that). Help me, the n00biest of the n00bs.
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Re: Two Network Connections
Try installing samba, and configuring it to work with sharing files to your windows machine. Assuming you have a 'net connection, that is:
Now open konqueror (K > Internet > Web Browser (Konqueror)), and type settings:/ (the one slash is not a typo). Click network and samba (I think... on XP right now). Now set the radio button to the top option (simple share), and fill in the info of your home network.Code:sudo apt-get install samba
Also, you do not need a firewall in kubuntu, no ports are open by default.<br />
<br />*temp. hiatus from forums due to comp + net broken* :'(
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Re: Two Network Connections
Thank you, but now there is another problem. My wireless card was not recognized so I installed the drivers by copying two driver files from windows and using ndiswrapper to install it. I completed the installation successfully but now when I go to system settings to configure the wireless connection it asks me for the admin password but the options are still unavailable. The solution might be simple, but again, a n00b here.Comment
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