Setting up network

[Bill Tetens]

I am a total newby but hopefully I can get some what out of that before 
too long.  Thanks for the help...

reader at newsguy.com wrote:
> Bill Tetens <zuki269 at netscape.net> writes:
> 
> 
>>Well I have been looking at samba and installing it is a clear as mud. 
>>I have read a bunch but have not gotten any real help about how to 
>>install it.  Will keep trying and hope for the best. I hope you are 
>>right and it is doable.
>>
> 
> 
> It is doable and is only difficult if you are as brand new as you are.
> Its actually fairly easy for someone with even just a little
> experience.
> 
> Fedora/redaht provides lots of tools to help you with this.
> 
> First lets see what tools you have on board to install samba.  I'll be
> surprised if it is not already installed.
> 
> type:
>    rpm -qa|grep samba
>
What showed up was: rpm:L one type query/verify may be performed at a time

> Show us what if any packages that lists.
> If you get none try this:
> 
>   rpm --redhatprovides samba

This showed up:  Unknown Option

> 
> This will query the distro package list to see what pkg provides samba
> functionality.
> 
> It might show you something like:
>    samba-3.0.5-0pre1.0
> 
> If it fails then the `redhat-rpmdb' pkgs is not installed.
> 
> Now lets see if `yum' is installed:
> 
>   rpm -qa|grep yum

This showed up again:  one type query/verify may be performed at a time.
> 
> If that shows a `yum-*' pkg  we are in business.
> 
> Lets see some of these results before moving on or you will get
> overwhelmed with to many instructins at once.
> 
>