Crossover Cable

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Dell2850

Hi,

I need to set[]up two servers, one with freebsd FreeBSD 9.2 and the other one with Windows Server 2003. Which steps do I have to do to connect them with a crossover cable, since they are part of the same rack and they should share the same files? Do I have to activate Samba or other software on the FreeBSD side?

Thanks!

Regards
 
It depends on what "should share the same files" means. In case that the FreeBSD machine should use files on a Windows server, mount_smbfs() may be sufficient. For the other way around you may need Samba. There is also a Windows component called Services for Unix (in Server 2003) or Subsystem for UNIX-bases applications (in Server 2003 R2), which provides NFS client/server capabilities to the Windows Server.
 
There is also an NFS client in Windows 7 Enterprise (not installed by default).

For FreeBSD to serve Windows shares, you'd need the net/samba36 port. Read Chapter 5. Installing Applications: Packages and Ports and File and Print Services for Microsoft® Windows® Clients for installation and configuration.

For FreeBSD to mount Windows shares, see mount_smbfs(). Pay attention to NetBIOS resolution, e.g. use the -I option to manually specify the server hostname or IP and specify a workgroup or domain via the -W option. All options, including authentication parameters, can be saved to .nsmbrc, refer to the /usr/share/examples/smbfs/dot.nsmbrc example. When you're done with these steps, check the EXAMPLES section of mount_smbfs() for fstab setup.
 
Don't forget that PuTTY for Windows also has an SCP client. That's quick and would work in a pinch for moving a file here and there.
 
ondra_knezour said:
It depends on what "should share the same files" means. In case that the FreeBSD machine should use files on a Windows server, mount_smbfs() may be sufficient. For the other way around you may need Samba. There is also a Windows component called Services for Unix (in Server 2003) or Subsystem for UNIX-bases applications (in Server 2003 R2), which provides NFS client/server capabilities to the Windows Server.
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Yes, that's it. I need that the Windows 2003 server will save some files every 15 minutes on the Unix one. I'll try anyway with Services. Thanks to all.

Regards.
 
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