help me with lan setup

Galdona · 2006-05-04 08:27:20

i am now sharing my internet connection with a second computer.
(edit: sharing it directly, eth1 to eth0, using crossover cable)

but now what i want to do is set up a 2-computer lan, so that any of the two computers can access files on the other one (on a partition on which i will set the necessary permissions).

i want to be able to access files on other computer using any file manager. how can i do this?

(also, i am using dhcp to share internet connection with second computer. should i change the second computer to static ip?)

PS
i am not really familiar with terminology, concepts, etc... so please be kind.

tomk · 2006-05-04 09:38:45

For a small setup like this, I'd use static IPs instead of dhcp, and sshfs to share files - it's in extra, and it's very easy to use.

FUBAR · 2006-05-05 08:12:58

If you're using *nix computers, you can choose SSHfs, NFS, Samba, ...

If you want to share between *nix and Windows, you'll need to use Samba.

Check the Wiki for documentation.

Galdona · 2006-05-05 09:38:14

thank you for your repiles.

have you guys ever tried sfs?

phrakture · 2006-05-05 19:02:19

While probably the hardest for a new user to setup, NFS is probably the best here. sshfs is cake to setup, but you have the added overhead of encrypted traffic, which isn't needed in an isolated network. You will only notice this if you transfer huge files.

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