Any Linux Users Here?

[Zaphod]

Matthew,

Are you sure you had BOTH samba server and client installed.  Without the server component you could view shares, but not create shares.  My hunch is that the samba server was not installed. Another quick check is to make sure the workgroup name is the same.

Zaphod

 

[Matthew Schenker]

Are you sure you had BOTH samba server and client installed.  Without the server component you could view shares, but not create shares.  My hunch is that the samba server was not installed. Another quick check is to make sure the workgroup name is the same.

Let's make sure we're talking about the same thing here.  I was using Kubuntu (KDE-based distribution).  Ubuntu seems to work better, but I don't like the Gnome desktop.
Matthew

 

[Zaphod]

Matthew,

I don't think we're on the same page.  Samba is a software package that runs on virtually all 'Nix platforms.  Your choice of Linux distro is not the issue.  In brief, the Samba client allows you to VIEW Windoze resources (shared folders, printers, etc.).  The Samba server allows you to SHARE resources with other Windoze and Samba clients. 

Regarding your preferred desktop,  You can install Ubuntu and then also install KDE and use it or Gnome.  Keep in mind that Kubuntu IS Ubuntu!  Only the GUI and associated software is different.

Hope that helped

Zaphod

 

[Matthew Schenker]

Zaphod,
I was able to get file sharing and print sharing to work (about 80% of the time) between Windows and Linux.  The problem was, I could not get file sharing or print sharing to work (at all) between two Linux computers.  Additionally, I could not configure my new printer/scanner on a Linux machine.  My hope was to become a 100% Linux household, but because of the wireless issues and hardware incompatibility, it's not possible at the moment.  But I do hope it will be possible one day!  As soon as Linux developers iron out these last couple of kinks, I will be among the first to get rid of Windows altogether.
Matthew

 

[Zaphod]

Matthew,

As per my earlier post; your networking difficulties suggest you don't have the Samba server on your Linux box. 
A few things to check:

Can the linux machine see shares on other machines?  If so, the samba client is working.
Can other machines see shares on the Linux machine?  If not, the samba server may not be running.
Also, make sure you have actually shared something via samba.  Check your smb.conf file; if you're not comfortable editing it manually, there's a few KDE utilities to do so; SWAT also works well.

I doubt your networking trouble is related to a Linux network driver; not impossible but very unlikely.  What type of network card are you using? 
http://hplip.sourceforge.net/models/photosmart/photosmart_c8100_series.html

HP claims the all-in-one should work with Linux except for faxing.

Zaphod

 

[mhch]

An easily forgotten detail is that  DHCP by default automatically assign  IP addresses
of his choice when a computer starts its network access services (Linux or Windows).
That creates cross network access failures when accessing computers and printers
across the networl

Make sure you force the DHCP server to always assign the same IP addresses to the
same computer or printer, which you do by setting some appropriate options and
values in one of the configuration screen of your router or modem/router.

 

[harry_]

Yes, I know,... old thread.

Just the same you can pout me on this list. I have been using Linux for 10 years +-

My distro of choice is Mandriva (formerly Mandrake).

I do not have a windows install on this laptop, which is fine by me.

Yes, there are some apps which I simply cannot run, pity for the company that makes them, for as a result I will not buy them unless they are natively supported in Linux.

[2cents]