Re: Communicating with other computers ??

Thanks Andy;

On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 10:13 -0400, Andy Civil wrote:
> Brad Barnett wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I'll be Frank (instead of Brad) today, and say that you should improve
> > your Google skills. ;)
> 
> You're right, but sometimes you need a friend to simply tell you what to google 
> for ;-)
> 

And some nights, you are feeling old and tired, and can't quite make
your brain work the way it used to.  Pausing and chatting a bit with
people who have become friends, helps.

Part of the problem with the Internet is that sources are available for
almost anything -- as a result all the old fashioned conversation
starters  -- like asking questions, have become even more superfluous
than they actually should be. 

> e.g.
> 
> ---O to make your Linux box appear in your Windows "network neighborhood" use SAMBA

Actually, I have done that in the past.  But I don't know what I did to
get it working.  Just followed M$ instructions to the letter.  i.e.
pushed the right buttons.

> ---O to run command-line programs on a different computer, use putty/ssh/telnet
> 
That was kind of what I was looking for. I simply wanted to get into one
of the other machines here from my Linux box.  At this point, I have no
idea of what I could see or do once I get there.

> ---O to virtualise one of your computers on another one, use VNC (client and 
> server available and compatible on both OS's)
> 
Virtualization is where I am headed, but for the moment I would be
content with sending my step-son a silly message or turning off his
machine, or rebooting his computer into Linux, or something, directly
from the basement.

> There's also a problem with Linux stuff that there's TOO MUCH information out 
> there: a link to exactly the right getting-started tutorial can be invaluable.
> 
There lots of good home Lan tutorials, but they all seem to be
Linux-to-Linux or Windows-to-Windows.  The Linux-to-Linux is almost
trivial but requires others to leave their computers on booted to Linux.
I wasn't even sure if I could do a Linux-to-Windows connection easily,
or whether I needed some grand setup.

As I say, learning this stuff is where I am going; not where I have
been.

> P.S. on the subject of telnet, is there any difference between rlogin and 
> telnet? On any computer I've used, they seem to do the exact same thing...
> 
> -- 
> Andy

As an explanation.  My latest project is to climb deep down into
networking.  I am reading and writing about the subject with a great
deal of detail and interest.  Right now I am stuck on two subjects: a)
how Network Interface Cards/Chips physically work, and, b) how sockets
are created and used. I just wanted to set up a quick and dirty link to
one of the computers here at home so I can test things.  Working out how
to best do that myself ahead of time would have defeated the purpose of
the exercise. 

Besides --- one always has the option of ignoring posts that offend one
-- doesn't one?

-- 
Regards Bill;
Fedora 9, Gnome 2.22.2
Evo.2.22.2, Emacs 22.2.1

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