On (18/12/06 12:03), michael wrote: > On 18 Dec 2006 11:24:55 -0800, schmity wrote > > Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a router. > > I have made several attemps to install samba using apt-get and I > > have modified the smb.conf on several occations. My first thought > > was to start with a fresh reinstall of Samba so that I could start > > with the original smb.conf file, but a simple apt-get remove -> apt- > > get install does not replace the original smb.conf file. I am lost > > on this one. > > > > Questions, > > > > Do I need a static IP? and if so How? > > How do I start with a fresh installation of Samba? > > How can I find out what I have installed using apt-get? > > # apt-get --purge remove samba > # aptitude purge samba > > Either of these should wipe out samba for you. > Static IP is probably your best bet, although I think you can > get away with having your samba server on a dynmanic IP since > it will broadcast itself to your XP machine. > > # dpkg -l > # dpkg --get-selections > > These will tell you whats installed on your system. > You may want to also check out: > > http://www.tldp.org > > Has some good docs on networking and samba, amongst others. > * http://www.math.temple.edu/computing/samba.html)
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