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Thread ID: 43145	2004-03-05 00:27:00	Xandros OS	Terry Porritt (14)	Press F1

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220166	2004-03-05 20:08:00	Terry> Windows wont be seeing your Xandros Box because you're not running the Samba (SMB) server. Have a look back through PressF1 for smb.conf, Ive posted several times a basic .conf file that'll get sharing started. Then just start the smb server daemon and you should be away :-) Chill.	Chilling_Silently (228)
220167	2004-03-05 22:12:00	Thanks Chill, but I think, no I'm sure, that Samba is part of the Xandros installation. I have win98 seeing the computer with Xandros installed in a default "Workgroup", and Xandros can see the Windows Network workgroup to which I had given the name "local", it can see the Win98 computer I had named "terry3" and it can see the C drive on that computer as a folder. Then I have difficulty opening that folder to see sub folders, sometimes it does open , other times its searching forever and a day, sometimes it opens and I can see all the folders on the Win C: drive without apparently doing anything :) ?:| Associated with the win C drive is a cryptic Linux message in blue inviting me to 'Mount Network Share...', and if I click on that another window opens to do that task, whatever that means. I will persevere, I'm sure it is just me, also the language of Linux is different, eg. I have no idea what Mount Network Share means. Now another thing, the default browser is Mozilla, and thats ok, but the default Mozilla mail is horrible compared to the Foxmail I've been using. Any suggestions for an alternative email client that lets you look at message headers on the ISP mail server and gives you the choice to download or delete?	Terry Porritt (14)
220168	2004-03-05 22:18:00	>I've been thinking of swapping my business over to Linux but haven't had enough confidence with the other distro's I've played with to take the plunge (or the nouse, maybe someone would like a wee holliday in Lower Hutt ). Hi Murray An IT guy I know in Wellytown has been evaluating Xandros for a couple of weeks. I believe he was already sold on v1 and it is v2 he is evaluating and he is very impressed. He is a Linux convert (kind of like a born again non-smoker if you get my drift) and has been working on me to change over to Linux as well. I am sure he would be willing to assist. The IT guy and I share a client (I don't provide IT services!!!, and I understand from the client that his charges are extremely reasonable, if you want to go down the commercial support track. I am sure my client would give you a testimonial if you wanted to check him out - they have been using his services for some years and he has supplied a lot of their gear and software as well as sorting out their systems. He is designing a database for them at the moment that I persuaded them to develop, and it will run on a Linux server. Let me know if you want his contact details and I can call you or give you an email address or something. John	John H (8)
220169	2004-03-05 22:33:00	Mount Network Share should be the same as Mapping a Network Drive. From what I can see anyway. *waits for XandrOS trial to arrive*	-=JM=- (16)
220170	2004-03-06 07:19:00	Well Murray, a bit more progress, not with networking to windows but with audio, I can get streaming Real Audio with Real One Player , and also streaming audio from Live365 using the built-in XMMS player, great :) Also trying KMail instead of Mozilla Mail, but there is still no facility to view and manage email on the ISP server. On the networking front, still no further progress, just get as far as seeing the win 98 computer in the windows network, but cant reliably open its C drive or its folders.	Terry Porritt (14)
220171	2004-03-06 07:51:00	Don't you be scaring me of know Terry ;) Thanks Gorela & John. I marked the date of the next Hutt meeting and wouldn't mind talking to your acquaintence re Xandros; mm8**paradis-*net*nz Thanks for your space TP, may all your fiddling be enjoyable and productive. Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
220172	2004-03-06 08:02:00	Well, a bit more scaring off :), there is no Linux support for my Logitech ClickSmart 420 webcam/digital camera that I can find. Logitech themselves only have software for Windows platforms. Whilst there is a generic scanner program in Xandros my elderly Canon FB310 (for which only win95 drivers are available) is not detected. However it is still early days.	Terry Porritt (14)
220173	2004-03-06 19:12:00	I gather they have done such a good job of making it like Windows that it is not a very secure system.	mikebartnz (21)
220174	2004-03-06 20:14:00	> I gather they have done such a good job of making it > like Windows that it is not a very secure system. :D Interesting comment there. Ive been of the mind so far that it (Xandros Linux) tries to hide the fact that it _is_ linux, almost like its ashamed of the fact that Xandros is Linux.... ?? Chill.	Chilling_Silently (228)
220175	2004-03-06 22:27:00	Xandros sounds like a lovely distro for first time (and even regular) Linux user who likes things to work out of the box (normally :p). Regarding the security of the system, I know Lindows has Root as the default user account without any prompts or encouragement to set up a general user account (similar to XP I guess with its default Admin account). The difference being, you can hose a Linux system in root without any warnings whereas Windows gives you warning message about the sensibility of your would-be action if you try to modify/delete system files. Not having used Xandros, I cannot comment further on what default security settings are like. >Ive been of the mind so far that it (Xandros Linux) tries to hide the fact that it _is_ linux, almost like its ashamed of the fact that Xandros is Linux.... ?? It is hiding its roots (so to speak) to lessen the freak-out value to the Window refugee's. Just covers them up with nice GUI's, but underneath does lurk a Linux system :D I think distro's like Xandros are really good for Window users wanting to try something different (for whatever reason) as they are so user friendly. This encourages more people to try out Linux. Linux is making huge strides forward in the home desktop market :)	Jen C (20)
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