[Gllug] XP loves Samba

gllug gllug at cadre.tv
Fri Apr 26 11:10:22 UTC 2002


We have loaded XP on one of the clients  and it can't see the either the
workgroup or the samba mounts.  does anyone have any history with this
----- Original Message -----
From: "Xander D Harkness" <xander at harkness.co.uk>
To: <gllug at linux.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Gllug] ADSL router recommendations?


> Bruce Richardson wrote:
>
> >On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 01:57:32PM +0100, tet wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>The speed is good and their technical staff are able but have a look
> >>>at their website to see how minimal a service they provide outside
> >>>of the connection itself.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Just to play devil's advocate, what services do you need other
> >>than the connection? I'd have thought most people here wouldn't
> >>want anything more than that...
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Not everybody on the list is a scary Linux sysadmin with a proper beard.
> >Beyond that, the FAQ and other documentation on the F2S site is derisory
> >and doesn't even document the services they do operate sufficiently.  To
> >find details of (for example) the backup dial-in account you have to go
> >to a user forum like adslguide or pester support till they have time to
> >answer a non-urgent query.
> >
> >
> >
> There are a couple of ADSL routes 'on-test' in June's PC Plus  a Solwise
> SAR703 and an Asus
>
> It states that you can Telnet into both of them; however for ease of use
> the Asus one has an inbuilt web
> server that allows you to connect and configure it using a browser
> rather than some 'supplied software'
>
> The Asus also allows you to  set up basic IP filtering.
>
> Cheers
> Xander
>
>
>
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