Hi I am running openSUSE 10.3 on a Dell laptop. I would like to connect the laptop to a Windows box which has an internet connection. I already have the crossover cable connected to them. Is there a HOWTO or an article someone wrote to do this? I am new to Linux Thaks
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Jump to PostYou'll want to install something called Samba on your Linux computer -- this allows transmissions over the SMB protocol, Windows' native file sharing protocol. How complicated this will be for you depends on which way you're trying to go: sharing files from the Linux box will be more work as …
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