Connecting Win2k computer to Gentoo server

dponch

Hello,

I would like to access a gentoo server with a win2k machine. I will have several partitions (on gentoo) which will share the data's (for the windows). But I wonder which FS I have to use for better performance? Someone said I'd use reiserfs ... but is this will cause some troubles with windows? What's the good deal?

Thanks,
Dams
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fleed · l33t Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Posts: 756 Location: London

If you're talking about partitions on the same machine then I think you're stuck with using e2fs. I think that's the only partition type that has support available in NT. You'll have to install drivers for it though (google and sf.net)

If you're talking about two different machines (which is not really clear from your post) then the FS you choose does not matter. You'll simply have to use samba to be able to make the win machine see the data on the gentoo one.

dponch · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:38 am Post subject:

Yes I have two different machines.

The first one: Gentoo server which contains the partitions to share

The second one: Win2k Client which will connect to Gentoo and take data from the server

So in my case, it doesn't matter the FS on the Gentoo server? If I understand.
But how the win2k will be able to see the data if the server partitions are in ext2 or reiserfs? I don't understand this very well.

Thanks again

PS: Sorry if it wasn't clear enough, I'm not used to write in English :p
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Scotty49 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 86

Hello!

When data is transmitted through the network, it is "transformed" to another file system, i. e. the samba file system, no matter, which file system is originally on the partition you want to share. In Win2k this is the standard networking file system, so you don't have to change anything on that PC. Using gentoo you should

Mitzi · n00b Joined: 16 Dec 2003 Posts: 45 Location: Cheshire, UK

fleed · l33t Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Posts: 756 Location: London

Ok, you need to install samba on your gentoo server and connect to it through the network from your windows xp machine. What filesystem you have on your gentoo server is of no consequence (as far as the windows machine goes) since samba is doing the sharing of the data.

So:
Gentoo == samba <<===>> windows
EXT2 <-------'
XFS <--------'
reiser <-------'

Hope that makes it clear!

jaska · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:51 am Post subject:

Since you have two computers it doesn't make any difference if you use ReiserFS, ext2, ext3, jfs, or xfs as your file system on the gentoo box. Just use Samba or NFS to share data, should work fine.

fleed · l33t Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Posts: 756 Location: London

Ouch! My response was beaten by two in 1 minute. Such is the eagerness to help of the good gentooers!

dponch · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 12:48 pm Post subject:

I didn't hope so much answers

) Well now I know!!

So another question for win2k.
Do you know some good websites where I can find information about startup scripts?
I would like to mount shared directories at windows startup ...

Once again, thanks everybody
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fleed · l33t Joined: 28 Aug 2002 Posts: 756 Location: London

In a command prompt in windows type net help and it will give you some help. I think you're looking for

DopeGhoti · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject:

And to make it automagic across reboots:

compuboy86 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 79

To go back a question (sorry!) I recommend using FAT32 for the share partitions. Before flamming me, I prefer to use FAT32 for the sole reason that I may have to move my raid array into a windows computer, which would not work so well if the FS was reiserfs. In my experience, FAT32 is fine for a low to moderate use file server which supports writing to from both windows and linux.

However, if using the partition in Windows is not an issue....go with reiser, best journaling FS that I've tried. (JFS borked on me once...never again)