From: "Steve Holmes" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 5:42 PM Subject: Re: Network File Systems > Yeah, in some ways, I find Samba easier to set up too. My only > complaint right now is all the files I copy onto a Samba share end up > with the execute bit set on. That plays havic with mplayer when I wanna > play sound files. Actually, it's mc that has trouble with the execute > bit on sound files. When I use mc to browse a directory, I have it set > up to where I can hit the enter key on a file and mplayer plays it; if > execut bit is on, that doesn't work for some reason. Is that because it is trying to execute it? Linux has no extentions depicting the file as a program. > Anyway, that's > just one of the pit-falls of using SMB to share files. I might be able > to find a way around this problem though. > > On Sat, Dec 23, 2006 at 06:56:56PM -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Though I've used nfs in the passed when running a diskless box a good >> while ago, I use samba here nowadays, since that means I can also >> share files and my printer between windows machines as well, and I >> can't use nfs on windows of course, not right out of the box anyway. >> >> Greg >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 23, 2006 at 03:13:46PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: >> > I'm curious what others here on the list might use for sharing file >> > systems over a local area network. I'm mainly talking about going >> > between different Linux boxes. Obviously, I use Samba for connecting >> > my >> > Linux clients to Windows machines. But I wonder about the merit of >> > using Samba to share between Linux boxes or if I should use NFS >> > instead. >> > >> > Curious minds want to know:). >> > >> > -- >> > HolmesGrown Solutions >> > The best solutions for the best price! >> > http://holmesgrown.ld.net/ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Speakup mailing list >> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> - -- >> web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org >> gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc >> skype: gregn1 >> (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) >> >> - -- >> Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iD8DBQFFjd5o7s9z/XlyUyARAtWHAJ9nu0sEKLM48jFRSMPg+/GslpItiQCg1M8r >> oJNQeiJTys91q+rUtZlE2LM= >> =x/81 >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > > -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://holmesgrown.ld.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
