Linux per-per LAN (help needed)

[tomothy]

Ok so I have RH 5.1. I know its old but I got with a cheap book (Mastering Linux). I have at home a small per-per LAN. 3 of the comps are connected in a loop (C0-AX) and 3 are split by a hub and are UTP. I have 3com network card in the Linux server. so now you have the background heres the question. How do I set up my Linux server to talk with my Win98/XP comps that I have my network? A simple question but I am guessing the answer is not so simple. Any help would be brill and thank you for your time.

Andrew

PS ih yeah i am a newbie to linux so simple instructions that are easy to follow would be nice

 

[mmoonshi]

What are you trying to achieve and can you define your questions which says, "How do I set up my Linux server to talk with my Win98/XP comps that I have my network?"

Are you trying to share files? If you are, use SAMBA. Are you setting-up a network share? Let us know what are you trying to achieve.

--Moonshi

 

[tomothy]

I want to be able to share files between all the Win comps (which I can do) and also share files with the Linux server. I just want a basic server for my basic network.

Thanks again
Andrew