Is it just like setting up a bootp server for example? Install the software, configure a few files and let 'er rip?

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Originally posted by aventari:
I need you to install Samba on my Linux server at home.
You do make house calls right?

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er, no... but Samba is pretty easy to configure. Just make sure you know where it's reading its config files from.

DO NOT USE THE SAMPLE CONFIG FILE!!! It contains entirely too many options. Better to use a simple one and work from there... here's my smb.conf.

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workgroup = STARGATE         # "Workgroup" setting in Win9x
netbios name = TACHYON       # "Machine name" setting in Win9x
hosts allow = 127. 10.0.0.   # Change 10.0.0. to YOUR network address
wins support = no            
domain master = yes          # Make this machine the master browser
interfaces = eth0 127.0.0.1  # allow connections from Ethernet card and internal sockets
lm announce = true           # tell all machines you're the Local Master
preferred master = yes       # keeps 9x machines from becoming master browsers
os level = 65		     # keeps NT / 2000 machines from becoming master browsers
encrypt passwords = yes      # if you don't put this line in, you'll have to
			     # hack your Winbox registries
[homes]			     # This section allows people to browse their home directories
 guest ok = no
 read only = no
[public]		     # A "public" (actually, LAN-only) directory for sharing files
 path = /home/public
 guest ok = yes
 read only = no
# end of smb.conf

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This script makes my Linux box the "master browser" on my network, which makes the network a *lot* more stable. If you don't do this, any old machine can become MB - and when that machine takes a shit, your network connectivity is SERIOUSLY impaired until a new MB is elected (about 15 minutes.) Some of the MB config lines are probably overkill, but since my Linux box is the only one that's always on I want to be sure it's the MB.

It also ONLY allows connections from my LAN... change the 10.0.0. part to YOUR network address, which is accomplished by simply dropping the last octet of the IP addresses you use. So if your machines are 24.137.229.1, 24.137.229.2, etc. your network address is 24.137.229.

The "homes" section is cool... login to Windows with your Linux username & password. When you go to the Samba machine, your home directory is one of the shares. Slick. Neato.

Hope this helps.

a few days ago I flashed my mobo bios (abit bp6 to bios rev RU) to fix a problem with win2k not liking my usb. That worked, but now somethin really freaky is goin on. I have to power my computer up twice before it boots.

The first time I hit the button, the power activates, I can hear the fans and such; but there's no hard drive clicking, and nothing on my monitor. I have to hold the damn power button in for 6 seconds (I hate that), wait for the fans to die down, then hit it again and it boots up nominally.

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Originally posted by Vigilante:
a few days ago I flashed my mobo bios...I have to hold the damn power button in for 6 seconds (I hate that), wait for the fans to die down, then hit it again and it boots up nominally.

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I think your solution to the old problem is the source of the new once. Email ABit with your complaint and see what they say. Or just wait for the next BIOS revision.

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"The secret of creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." -

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I think your solution to the old problem is the source of the new once. Email ABit with your complaint and see what they say. Or just wait for the next BIOS revision.

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Yeah, yeah, I figured that. I've emailed abit before though, and they never bothered to respond.

Now my dilhema, when I try and run certain apps, when they try and start I get a error like "The application failed to initialize properly ([some hex]). Press OK to terminate this program."

Now this is really starting to piss me off. I thought it could be my RAM, so I took out one stick, still got the error, put it back in, took out the other, tryed again, same error. I've even replaced my Mobo and proc (with almost identical mobo 'cept new one had multipliers ) and it still does it...

Any help? Pls? Oh and if your wondering if I can give a specific example how THPS2 cracked hehehe.. starting to piss me off, can't play it on my comp (which is better, and is mine), have to play it on my bro's which is running ME. So any ideas short of switching back to ME or 98 (or wine )?

[Edit: forgot to mention that THPS2 cracked is not the only prog that doesn't work, Netscape 6 doesn't (same error) Q3Radiant some times gives me that crap (IN THE MIDDLE OF COMPILES!!!), etc ]

This message has been edited by DeadAnztac on February 09, 2001 at 11:59 PM

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Originally posted by DeadAnztac:
when they try and start I get a error like "The application failed to initialize properly ([some hex]). Press OK to terminate this program."

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something in Windows is corrupt.

do you have a virus scanner? If so, update your virus data and scan.

If you don't find anything, try (re)installing SP1.

If *that* doesn't work, try reinstalling Win2K.