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Skriven 2011-11-05 15:18:18 av Doug Bissett
Ärende: Re: Connecting Windows 7 to OS/2 ver 4.52?
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From: "Doug Bissett" <dougb007!SPAM@Use-Author-Supplied-Address.invalid>

On Sat, 5 Nov 2011 09:56:19 UTC, Victor Bien <me@privacy.net> 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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