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NiceGuy
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 Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:17 pm Post subject: Samba, Gentoo and Virutal Guests. |
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Hi,
I have a Gentoo (host) server running vmware server and a Gentoo Guest.
Does anyone know if it is possible to use samba for two linux machines to share files/folders in such a scenario. That is
a host gentoo machine sharing files with a gentoo virtual guest machine through samba?
Thanks
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richard.scott
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| put samba on the Host system and you should be able to mount it from the guest systems. |
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gsoe
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Yes, definitely. I'm sharing files between my gentoo host and a windows (virtualbox) guest that way.
I'm using the simple, masqueraded NIC model though, so I can only access the host from the guest, not vice versa. If you need two way access, you'll have to setup the bridged NIC model. |
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NiceGuy
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| Quote: | I'm using the simple, masqueraded NIC model though, so I can only access the host from the guest, not vice versa. If you need two way access, you'll have to setup the bridged NIC model.
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So if I am already committed to the NAT configuration in vmware, that is, my gentoo vm host and gentoo vm guest are configured in NAT then it is not possible to setup a samba share that both the gentoo host and gentoo guest can both read and write to??
GOAL:
To clarify, I am trying to allow ftp users the ability to ftp into the host, drop off/store documents in the samba shared folder, then have my guest pickup/retrieve those ftp documents. Afterward, my guest will in turn return an acknowledgment (a document) back into the samba folder for a ftp client to retrieve.
STEP 1. FTP CLIENT ---(document)--->VM HOST ----> SAMBA SHARE ----> VM GUEST
STEP 2. VM GUEST--(acknowledgment)--> SAMBA SHARE <---- VM HOST<--- FTP CLIENT
Thanks again for you guidance.
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