To get Windows to see your files, I like to use Samba. Most people find Samba intimidating to set up, and it can be. The documentation for it is massive. However, I find this page extremely useful and a very quick way to get Samba going on your Linux end: http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/FastStart.html After you set this up, you should see your linux files (in the directories that you shared) in your "My Network Places" For linux to see your files on Windows, you need to enable file sharing, and the instructions for that vary a bit depending on the version of Windows you are using. Search your help file in Windows. Then on the linux side, then it depends if you are using KDE, Gnome, etc. as to what you do to see the windows network. In KDE and Gnome, you can browse your network similar to My Network Places, and should see your Windows machine there. I only use WORKGROUP networking, so if you are using DOMAINS and such, I don't know how much of a help this is. - Joey On 2/13/07, K0SDH <aa0p at arrl.net> wrote: > > Am a green newby and need help/info regarding how to get my Windows and > Linux computers to trade files over an ethernet. > > My initial write-up got quite lengthy so decided to go this route and ask > for a volunteer; then I can send details direct and not use time/space on > the TCLUG reflector. > > Thanks, > Steve > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20070213/4fd11176/attachment.htm