Re: Wireless networks

On 01/12/2012 05:32 AM, Phil wrote:
> Thank you for reading this.
>
> Continuing on with my new Internet connection I now have two
> laptops, both running Linux, wirelessly connected to the Internet
> via a Technicolor (real brand name) modem.
>
> I had expected that both laptops would have access to each
> other's files but that is not the case, so far. I have
> experimented with smb4k but with limited success.
>
> Some time ago I had connected to someone's Windows wireless
> network and was able to access their desktop computer with smb4k
> without any effort at all.
>
> Am I using the correct tool or is there more to this than I had
> expected?


If you configure your computers to use network sharing such as 
smb or nfs, decline to use WPA2 encryption or better, and disable 
your firewalls, you and anyone else with access to the 'Net will 
be able to access your computers.

Windoz provides a substantial serving of this without prompting 
from you, but Linux/UNIX/*nix systems by default normally make 
you actually do something to make your systems that insecure.

I would suggest you go to a public library and take a look at the 
books they have on Linux system administration.  They will likely 
not have exactly the book tailored for your system, but you may 
be able to find something you can understand that will cover the 
general principles of what needs to be done.

Cheers!

jim b.

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      expects users to be computer-friendly.