Michael Leone on Mon, 21 May 2001 15:50:10 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] tmi and not enough restraint...


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From: "k hill" <cavegirl@bolverk.net>
To: <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 12:38 PM
Subject: [PLUG] tmi and not enough restraint...


> I have fried my XFree86 config file yet again. I was having problems
> with windows opening larger than my display and therefore being useless
> so, I did some research, thought I figured out how to fix it and was
> desperately wrong. I have one X window open now, and as long as I don't
> close this one I should have it available for GUI uses. I am not afraid
> of command line, in fact I like it a lot but dammit I haven't configured
> my mta yet. I don't want to flood the list with copies of my config file
> and error messages but have them ready to either attach or cut and paste
> to anyone willing to help the hapless not quite newbie, but far from
> expert user. Also if you can help me fix the original problem I would be
> eternally grateful. I am a victim of the recent telecom market dive, and
> so my poor computer has two hours a day while my daughter sleeps to be
> destroyed, Muhahah! I do have one more question. I have researched using
> a network to print from a linux box to a NT box. I know this is
> unconventional, but the printer owner is the NT user so I gotta go his
> way. Because this is not the, uh, most useful way to do this I can find
> no documentation on how to implement it. Enough for now, but expect to
> hear more from the recently laid off.

Look into Samba. You can use the "smbclient" to connect to shares on NT, and
you can also print to NT printers.




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