[luau] Linux newbie seeks easy transition

[Ho'ala Greevy]

Karen,


Eric's right, samba will take care of file/print sharing between all 3
machines.  From what you've described, it sounds like the only additional
hardware you'll need is the DSL "modem."

As for your financial software and relunctance to jump into Linux, have
you considered VNC?  It's free, it'll run on both Linux and Wintel, and
it'll allow you to access your financial records without losing anything.

In a nutshell... CHANCE 'EM!!


Ho'ala


Eric Hattemer said:
> Well, the NAT is easy.  MonMotha on the list here has a famous script
> that makes that quite simple.
>
> What program is your financial stuff in?
>
> Files backup, sharing, networking, and printing can all be done with
> the SAMBA program, but I'm not expert on that.
>
> If you really want a network printer, you can buy a little box that
> makes a regular printer (possibly only HP) and makes it into a net
> printer.  But you shouldn't need a printer.  There is LPR printing
> software for windows, and SAMBA creates a printer share as though it
> were a windows print server.
>
> Unless you give some more information, it seems your main issues are
> solved by SAMBA and SAMBA SWAT.  Look into those and ask the list for
> help.  I've never really used those myself.
>
> -Eric Hattemer
>
> On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 22:34, Karen Lofstrom wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I just subscribed to this list today. I'm an experienced Unix shell
>> user and I've had one course in Unix system administration at HCC, as
>> well as a few other courses that used Unix peripherally. I am also the
>> proud owner of a hand-me-down Linux box, which my chip-designer
>> brother gave me when he didn't want to upgrade it any longer. He
>> loaded SUSE 7.3 on it (all six gigs), handed me a few books on Linux
>> system administration, and urged me to go for it.
>>
>> Going for it is harder than I thought. I'm still using my old Win98SE
>> computer for most things, simply because that's where I have all my
>> software and files. Both the Linux box and the Win98 box are connected
>> to a KVM switch, so switching between boxes is fine as far as the
>> keyboard, video, and monitor are concerned. However, the speakers,
>> printer, scanner, and modem are all still hooked up to the Win98 box.
>> I'm only using the Linux box for games. Sad misuse of the beast.
>>
>> I strongly believe in open source software and if I'm going to migrate
>> from one OS to another, want to migrate from Win98SE to Linux, NOT to
>> Win2k. But I'm not sure I'm ready for an abrupt jump. I'd lose too
>> much. Like all my financial records, for one thing.
>>
>> I'm guessing that a number of the folks reading this list have done a
>> similar migration, so I'm looking for strategies and things to avoid
>> and suchlike. My current thought is that the optimal strategy would be
>> to get DSL, a NAT, a network printer, and then network the two Windoze
>> computers in the house (mine and my daughter's) through the Linux box.
>> But since money is tight until I have a job (I'm a student at HCC
>> right now) I'm wondering if there's any way I can do this without
>> buying a
>> network-capable printer and new network hardware. Upgrading to DSL
>> shouldn't be a problem -- if I ever get around to it -- because as a
>> LavaNet shareholder, I get free service there. Would cost about the
>> same as my current two phone lines.
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> --
>> Karen Lofstrom        SCIENTOLOGIST BAIT             lofstrom at lava.net
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