>>You will need 2 NIC cards with Samba installed on the linux box. Never tried serial cable. I did get Linux redhat 6.5 and windows NT server to see each other along with all the other computers on the network, but couldn't get Linux to see any windows machines. If anyone knows how let me know.
>>www.samba.org for more info.
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>Thanks, I will check out the Samba link.
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>Other questions that come to mind:
>What is needed on the NT4 PC? Or what network protocol needs to be enabled to talk to samba?
>Is Samba a freebie or commercial?
>Thanks,

The NT4 PC needs only to run TCP/IP and SMB (MS Client).
Samba is free.
I recommend using it for all of the SMB stuff. (eg. - browse master, domain master (if you want one), etc.)


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