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can't connect to linux on local lan

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My local network has two linux dapper computers and one windows 98. The dappers can access the Windows 98 but how do I access the other linux computer?

(all of them access the internet fine, except the linux computers keep thinking the gateway is the primary DNS so I have to delete that on every boot. The secondary DNS shown is the real one.)

Issuing Network Neighborhood on the Windows 98, I can't see either of the linux dapper computers.

Is there some sort of shared permissions that have to be set?

I looked in "The Official ubuntu Book" which has an extremely brief section for networking, considering how complex networking is, and also in Wiki and Community.

Appreciate any pointers anyone has.

Thanks.

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jerrylamos (jerrylamos) said : 		#1

Halfway there. System, Administration, Shared Folders worked on the dapper on the laptop, now my home directory is visible and browsable on my lan.

However, Shared folders settings on the linux deskside computer says:

Sharing services are not installed

box to check Samba (I thought it was in base dapper)

Apply says Error Could not apply changes! Fix broken packages first.

Of course, it does NOT LIST THE BROKEN PACKAGE.

O.K., bring up Applicactions, Add/Remove, Advanced packages 1064 installed, 0 broken.

Shared folders says there is a broken package, Synaptic says there isn't.

apt-get update, apt-get upgrade says everything is up to snuff.

Any clue? Thanks much!

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Best jerrylamos (jerrylamos) said : 		#2

Resolved, I think....I went over to the Synaptic that's in System instead of the one that's in Applications, clicked on every repository I could find, and found a Samba that was not marked installed. Installed same and file sharing now works.

I thought it was part of 6.06.1 but apparently not.

Sure would have saved me a bunch of time if The Official Ubuntu Book had a clue about sharing folders, and the linux error message had told me what package was broken.

Cheers....