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[Ian Beardslee]

Depends how you define access each other's computers.

if from a terminal window (Applications >> Accessories >> Terminal) and type..

ping siwsan-desktop

.. and then press Enter.  If you do that and start getting replies along
the lines of ...

PING siwsan-desktop (192.168.1.4) 56(84) bytes of data.

64 bytes from siwsan-desktop (192.168.1.4): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.136 ms

64 bytes from siwsan-desktop (192.168.1.4): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.135 ms


then you can access each other's computers, well in terms of being able to
know they are there.

To access files on another computer, you'll need to setup some form of
filesharing .. on bobtower  Right Click on a folder you want to share and
then click Share Folder.

It'll ask you for your administrative password and then give a couple of
options about what sharing services you want to install ... I'd go for
Samba - others may have different thoughts.

>From there I'm starting to guess :-)

It'll ask you what you want to call the share eg 'BobJunk' ;-)
Once all is done you'll should be able to do things like this on
siwsan-desktop ...

Places >> Connect to Server >> Service Type = Windows Share >> Server =
bobtower >> Share = BobJunk >> Name to Use = Bobs Junk on Bobs Tower

Not sure what you'll use for a username.  I imagine you'll need to setup
the other on your own computer and twiddle around with permissions.  I
haven't played around much with that myself .. just me at home and I have
the same account on all computers :-)

Good luck,

Ian


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Packard <moriarty at quicksilver.net.nz>
To: Wellylug <wlug_org at lists.wellylug.org.nz>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:36:40 +1200
Subject: [wlug_org] (no subject)

> Greetings and felicitations to you all.
> new member and new Linux user poses a question.
> 
> I have installed Ubuntu Feisty to two computers, full updates
> installed,
> no windows left in Our house!!
> 
> I am not using DHCP, but have assigned ip addresses as follows.
> 
> Router/modem gizmo is			192.168.1.1
> bobtower				192.168.1.2
> printer (with ethernet adaptor)		192.168.1.3
> siwsan-desktop				192.168.1.4
> 
> we can both:
> 	use the printer
> 	surf the web
> 	email (via different email providers)
> 	ping each other
> 
> we CANNOT access each others computers.
> 
> How the hell does one network two computers together in Linux? Please
> be
> easy on me, I am still learning the language, very very steep up hill
> climb it is too.
> 
> Regards. Bob
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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