Nope.... No MAC. Two Linux boxes and 1 Windows XP box. THanks for giving me that link. Is there a way to make it so that I can have the desk top of the other computer on another or else is this all text? On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Stephen wrote: > A server is defined by the role you place on it. so you can choose any > computer to be a "server" > > That being said there is hardware that is specifically designed to be > used in a server role. but for your purposes it is not needed (and > expensive). > > My suggestion would be to pick the one that you are willing to leave > on to host your data. go with the most convenient to do this with and > then bingo you have it. > > There are a number of great walkthroughs for NFS... > > This was in my bookmark links for some time, not a bad read: > > http://www.kremalicious.com/2008/06/ubuntu-as-mac-file-server-and-time-machine-volume/ > > I only post it because you did mention there was a mac someplace in > your house, and this might be relevant. > > but the Ubuntu forums have some awesome walk through's for just about > anything (the only reasons i was so fond of Ubuntu for so long, > freaking amazing documentation available) > > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 12:49 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > > yeah I should have done this before I wrote but I asked google how to > > apt-get it . and it did..... so I didn't need to ask. Sorry! I thought it > > would be something simple like apt-get nfs. But when I found out it > wasn't I > > figured it was complex and I needed to ask. Google first! then you. > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 11:56 PM, Michael Havens > wrote: > >> > >> then it looks as if I'm going to abuse myself and go with NFS! So I > guess > >> I need to choose one of the three computers in my network to be the > server. > >> How can I tell the computer it is going to be a server? I was told that > a > >> linux server is merely a linux desktop with different programs > installed by > >> default. ???? Hmmmmm.... now that I think of it that doesn't make much > >> sense. What programs do I need to install to make ubuntu 11.10 desktop > into > >> ubuntu 11.10 server? > >> > >> I just attempted to apt-get nfs but the shell is 'unable to locate' the > >> package. Do I need to add a website to the repository list? > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:56 PM, James Mcphee wrote: > >>> > >>> or sshfs. a lot more overhead, but runs in userspace. > >>> > >>> I usually use nfs for those things. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Stephen wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I'm gonna take the sadistic answer and say man NFS. > >>>> > >>>> :-) > >>>> > >>>> In all seriousness Linux to Linux its the way to go. > >>>> > >>>> Unless you want to learn rsync and simply have 2 copies of Your data > >>>> which has a use also. > >>>> > >>>> On Dec 1, 2011 5:27 PM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> well, i got the new hard drives in and so now i have ubuntu on the > >>>>> desktop and mint on the laptop. now i need direction! Could you > point me to > >>>>> a quick networking guide so I can work on files between the two > computers > >>>>> and print from either of them?? > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: > >>>>> > >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> James McPhee > >>> jmcphe@gmail.com > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > > > > > > > -- > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: