Make a simple server -

[Bob Goodwin]

Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>   
>> For instance: "This is a detailed description about how to set up a
>> Fedora 10 server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters:
>> Apache web server," That seems a bit more than I need. It seems to me I
>> should be able to assign the server and address like 192.168.1.10 and
>> access it like any other computer in the house. But I don't know where
>> to start. Just need a clue as to where to look ...
>>
>>     
> What types of machines are you serving files for? If you need to
> share files with Windows systems, then you will probably want Samba.
> (cifs) It can also be used to share files between Linux machines,
> but is probably not the best server for it. You could set up a NFS
> server and share selected directories between machines on the
> network - there are both Linux and Windows clients for it as well.
>
> For more specialized uses, there are things like the sshfs that
> gives you a secure connection using ssh.
>
> Mikkel
>   
This is as much a learning exercise as anything. I have begun setting up 
NFS. There will no doubt be other questions but I probably have enough 
to keep me occupied for a few days.

Thank you for the suggestions. At this point everything helps.

Bob