gftd wrote:Let's try this again...
10-day newbie to Linux and all of its wonderfulness. Networking experience limited to configuring a small home/office Windows network. UU2.5 is my first introduction to the OS, but there are so many applications in it--that's a good thing if you know what they're for--I installed a vanilla Ubuntu 9.10 on a second dual-boot computer to help me figure things out.
I've made some progress but still have many questions, so I'll post one topic at a time. This first one deals with getting all the devices to talk to one another. There are many connection scenarios: some work, some don't--probably due to a combination of configuration and permission errors. After exploring samba, smb, smbfs, and ssh, confusion reigns.
Here's a list--specific device info is in the signature:
A) UU2.5 to C) XP connects
C) XP to A) UU2.5 connects
This one works both ways, correct?
A) UU2.5 to B) Windows 7 can't connect
You need to enable NTFS support/access - see below.
B) Windows 7 to A) UU2.5 can't connect
--I think I saw a bug report about connecting to Windows 7. Can anyone confirm this and if so are there any workarounds?
Not sure on this one - will need to reboot into Vista or WIN 7 to check - I never try accessing NTFS from my Ultimate Edition (just my preference).
[quoteA) UU2.5 to B) Ubuntu 9.10 connects
B) Ubuntu 9.10 to A) UU2.5 can't connect (times out when logging in)[/quote]
See below about the Ubuntu 9.10 to Ultimate Edition 2.5 connection....
B) Ubuntu 9.10 to C) XP connects
C) XP to B) Ubuntu 9.10 can't connect (password dialogue box comes up; I enter my password but it's not accepted
See below about enabling NTFS access and support...
B) Ubuntu 9.10 to A) Vista connects
A) Vista to B) Ubuntu 9.10 (no password dialogue box comes up)
Same as Win 7 to Ubuntu above...
A) UU2.5 to D) NAS connects
B) Ubuntu 9.10 to D) NAS connects
If this info isn't clear, please let me know and I'll revise.
Thanks.
gftd[/quote]
gftd,
It looks as if you're saying you cannot see the contents of the various "other OS" drives on you system. While I do not have "vanila" Ubuntu installed, all the other OSs you specified are currently installed on this system (Shop system in my sig). I can mount and use all thise drives/partitions from within Ultimate Edition 2.5X64 (my prefered/default OS). I did not have to do anything extra special to see/connect/use those other OSs.
You must have the
NTFS Configuration Tool configured to allow access to the drives/partitions that are formatted NTFS - such as WIN7, Vista, XP, etc. So... goto
System>>Administration>>NTFS Configuration Tool (1st Screenshot below) and enable write support for both Internal and External Devices (3rd Screenshot below). There may be a dialog box offering to setup Mount Points for various drives or partitions the system sees (2nd Screenshot below) you may choose to set a mount point for them and they will then mount on boot. I do not set this as the drive or partitions will mount when selected and the Root password is given when prompted - this is my preference, yours may be different.
NTFS_Config_Tool_menu.png
NTFS_Config_Tool-2.png
NTFS_Config_Tool-3.png
This should allow you to get some, if not all the "connections" you have described above. Give this info a try, and let me/us know if it improves any of your problems. BTW: Could you tell me what Filesystem Ubuntu 9.10 is configured for? Is it EXT3 or EXT4?
There could be a problem seeing Ultimate Edition 2.5 from Unbuntu 9.10
if the Ubuntu 9.10 is set as an EXT3 filesystem - Ultimate Edition 2.5 uses EXT4 by default unless you specified some different type of filesystem. EXT4 is a fairly new fs to Ubuntu/Ultimate Edition, and can see the "older" filesystems such as EXT3 with problem, while the EXT3 fs is
not able to
see and EXT4 fs (kinda like Fat32 filesystems in Windoze cannot read from an NTFS filesystem).