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   From: "Doug Bissett"    
      
   On Sat, 5 Nov 2011 09:56:19 UTC, Victor Bien  wrote:   
      
   >   I have had a Windows XP computer networked to my OS/2 computer for years.    
   I access the volumes and print on the attached printer.  Now I want to move to   
   Win7.  Apart from the huge reinstall of applications I have to do I in the   
   Windows environment I have a conceptual blockage with working out how to   
   retain that connection if possible?   
   >    
   >   XP connects because I have Netbeui working on it.  Netbeui is not   
   available for Win7.  I have never understood SAMBA or how to get it to work.   
      
   Apparently (I haven't tried it), you can install the NETBEUI that    
   works with XP, to Win7.   
      
   SAMBA does work, but I have never found a combination of parts that    
   actually work reliably. All you really need is the client part (EVFS    
   or NETDRIVE) to connect to a windows machine. SAMBA itself is only    
   needed if you wish to connect Win7 to an eCS machine.   
      
   >   Another option is NFS but the reading and the potential cut and try seems   
   it will blow out.   
   >    
   >   Anyone here can offer some clues?   
   >    
   > Thanks,   
   >    
   > Victor Bien   
      
   It is probably a good idea to learn about SAMBA, since modern versions   
   of windows simply don't want to work with the older PEER networking,    
   and MS seems to be going out of their way to make sure that it doesn't   
   work. The other main reason to change is to get support for files that   
   are larger than 2 GB.   
      
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