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    Home Networking Help

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by mfmbcpman, Mar 17, 2007.

  1. mfmbcpman

    mfmbcpman Notebook Consultant

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    I have an old Dimension I want to use as a file server in the home. I have a 500 gb hard drive I'm going to put in.

    My goal is to have my laptop connect to this computer. The Dimension will have all of my movies and backups and stuff like that. The laptop dual boots Ubuntu 6.1 and XP MCE. I have both behind a WRT54G running DD-WRT firmware.

    I am currently running 6.1 on the Dimension as well. What is the best way to configure it for this setup? Should I install Ubuntu Server edition? I'm not that good with networking.

    After I get the Dimension setup, how do I connect my laptop to it?
     
    mfmbcpman, Mar 17, 2007
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  2. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Well, I'd just run the normal Ubuntu version for the server, so you can rely on the GUI before you do a full server install. Perhaps set up a server program like apache to manage the server files.

    I'm not too well versed on apache, but you should (once its all set up) navigate to your files through the command line or even a web browser.
     
    Lysander, Mar 18, 2007
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  3. jeffsmythe

    jeffsmythe Notebook Geek

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    You could just use samba to serve all your files on the network. It would be just like a SAN. Your laptop can access the files in either windows or linux.

    In terms of connecting the laptop and file server; just put the two machines on the same subnet, with compatible IP addresses, e.g. 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.2, or setup the WRT54G to assign then using DHCP.

    Then you can access you files on your laptop as a network share.
     
    jeffsmythe, Mar 18, 2007
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