Sharing files between Linux and Windows

[John J. Boyer]

I have Windows 7. However, I'm thinking of buying a Windows 10 machine. 
My present Linux machine fails intermittently with various error 
messages. Since it is intermittent it could be very hard to diagnose. 
The 
machine is ten years old, so buying a new one might be the best idea.

John

On Wed, Jul 06, 2016 at 01:25:11PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> Well, now that I've spoken up for samba, let me amend my thoughts
> slightly ...
> 
> Yes, I think nfs would be easier, but I've usually run into problems
> getting nfs supported on Windows when I've tried to do that.
> 
> However, now that bash and apt-get has come to Windows 10, maybe this
> will get much easier? That's worth exploring, imo.
> 
> PS: I'm not aware the Windows 10 update which provides bash and apt-get
> is out yet, but it's due very soon, if not already out.
> 
> Janina
> 
> Phil Rigby writes:
> > I recommend using NFS server in Windows to serve the share to the Linux
> > client and Linux will be fine. Just mount it somewhere on your Linux
> > directory tree using NFS. Much easier than fiddling around with Samba. Lots
> > of free Windows NFS server sw out there and even comes as part of certain
> > windows versionns. Have a google.
> > 
> > 
> > Phil.
> >  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-bounces at redhat.com]
> > On Behalf Of John J. Boyer
> > Sent: 05 July 2016 19:33
> > To: blinux-list at redhat.com
> > Subject: Sharing files between Linux and Windows
> > 
> > I'm going to set up a folder called c:\share on my Windows machine. I want
> > to set up a device on my Linux machine which is connected with this folder
> > over my LAN. I know that this can be done, because I had something similar
> > at one time. However, i'm not certain how to do it again. If I remember, it
> > just took an entry in fstab and an entry in /dev. Thanks.
> > 
> > John
> > 
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John J. Boyer; President,
AbilitiesSoft, Inc.
Email: john.boyer at abilitiessoft.org
Website: http://www.abilitiessoft.org
Status: 501(C)(3) Nonprofit
Location: Madison, Wisconsin USA
Mission: To develop softwares and provide STEM services for people with 
         disabilities which are available at no cost.