[Chester LUG] Sharing a drive

[David Holden]

On Saturday 31 May 2008, Michael Crilly wrote:
> Webmin is nice, just like CPanel is nice but not to sound anti-webmin -
> what do you learn from using it? It does everything for you :)

You can learn a lot from webmin, use it and look at what it does to the 
underlying conf files, also some modules come with extensive help.

 Dave.


>
> It certainly will do the job though.
>
> On 5/31/08, Les Pritchard <les.pritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think this was mentioned for another question recently, but again
> > webmin is your friend! If you use that youu can easily set up NFS
> > shares that could be mounted on the other box.  Webmin also supports
> > all the other main protocols so it would be good for which ever one
> > you go for.
> >
> > Les
> >
> > On 5/31/08, Paul Williams <wilp4a at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Sounds like a job for....  da dum dah!!!  Network Man!
> > >
> > > Seriously though, sounds both easy and tricky at the same time. 
> > > Firstly,
> >
> > I
> >
> > > understood every word you said!  But I have no Idea how to do it!
> > >
> > > Anyone?
> > >
> > > Ta
> > >
> > > Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 16:17:18 +0100
> > > From: e-mail at mcrilly.co.uk
> > > To: chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] Sharing a drive
> > >
> > > Sounds like a job for a NAS setup - Network Attached Storage. You'd
> > > have
> >
> > to
> >
> > > configure a NAS deamon on the machine the USB drive is plugged into and
> >
> > then
> >
> > > have that NAS mount/offer the USB drive as a networkable mount point -
> > > or something to this effect. I've never done it my self but I have read
> > > it
> >
> > is
> >
> > > possible.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/31/08, Paul Williams <wilp4a at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi again.  I have hooked up a PC to my broadband connection via a wired
> > > connection.  It is attached to the same router as my PC downstairs. 
> > > Both systems use Ubuntu 8.04.  The one downstairs has an external hd
> > > connected via USB.  Can I share it so it can be easily be accessed
> > > upstairs?  If
> >
> > so,
> >
> > > how?
> > >
> > >
> > > Ta
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > >
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