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| From | J Peachey <john@jpeachey.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| References | <c12d71545c.john@user.orpheusmail.co.uk> <5c548b66c5bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> |
| Message-Id | <e0e9f9545c.john@user.orpheusmail.co.uk> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.acorn.misc |
| Organization | Usenet.Farm |
| Subject | Re: Getting RISC OS to talk to other machines |
| Date | 2025-08-31 11:15 +0000 |
Hi All,
My sincere thanks to everyone who has answered my request for help,
especially Bob for his blow by blow account, which is just what I needed.
Kind regards
John
In message <5c548b66c5bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <c12d71545c.john@user.orpheusmail.co.uk>,
> J Peachey <john@jpeachey.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hi All
>> Does anyone know of a set of instructions for getting a RISC OS
>> machine talking and sharing files with :
>> 1. A Windoz 11 machine
>> 2. A Linux based machine.
> It depends. When you say share files with windoze and linux, do you
> mean riscos files or PC/NAS/linux files?
> I ask because LM98 is excellent for transferring riscos files to and
> from a PC/NAS etc. that only use 7 bit characters. BUT !! if you wish
> to look at say a music library stored on a NAS then IMHO LM98 is next
> to useless. I have found many commonly used utf-8 codes that not only
> don't display anything within a file name but many prevent the file
> being visible at all. LM98 can't tell the difference between a small
> letter a with an acute (C3 A1) and a space (C2 A0), they both return
> &A0 in LM98. (Codes in brackets are utf-8.)
> On the other hand, Sunfish can be used in a "no conversion mode"
> which seems to give the direct UTF-8 codes from a NAS and/or a PC. I
> find this a god send, your milage may vary.
> To use Sunfish with a PC you need an NFS server installed on the
> windoze PC. I've had great success with the haneWIN NFS server. It's
> about £23. There is a free server but that is less solid IMHO.
> The only issue I have with Sunfish is the front end, it's grim and
> patience testing but once you get there Sunfish is King, in my
> opinion of course.
> OKay LM98, you asked for it...
> Connecting with Lanman98 to a W10 or W11 computer.
> =================================================
> Check PC network connection is set to Private !!!!
> 2). Make sure 'SMB1 Server' is running on the computer.
> Control Panel
> Programs and features
> On LHS - Turn windows features on or off
> Slide down the new window..
> SMB 1.0 /CIFS File Sharing Support-
> SMB 1.0 /CIFS Server = ticked.
> ------------------------------------------------
> 3). Control Panel - Network and Sharing Centre.
> Change Advanced Sharing Settings.
> Private
> =======
> Turn on network discovery.
> Turn on file and printer sharing.
> Guest or Public
> ===============
> Turn off network discovery + auto setup.
> Turn off file and printer sharing.
> All Networks
> ============
> Turn off Public folder sharing.
> Set: 128 bit encryption. (works fine for Lanman98)
> If the PC has no password at log in then..
> Set: Turn off Password Protected Sharing.
> If you need a password to use the PC then..
> Set: Turn on Password Protected Sharing.
> The above works fine W7 to W11 with or without password.
> ----------------------------------------
> 4). Make sure the PC thinks it is connected to a private network
> and not a public network.
> 5). Sharing a directory (folder)
> Right button click on the folder you wish to share with RISCOS.
> Select properties.
> In the new Properties window..
> Select the Sharing tab.
> Click the "Advanced Sharing" button.
> In the Advanced Sharing window..
> Tick the "Share this folder" tick box.
> It then offers a share name the same as the folder
> name but you can change that to whatever you like.
> Set the share name then click apply.
> Click Permissions button, this sets the share permissions.
> Give user "Everyone" Full Control.
> Click OK in the Permissions window.
> Click OK in the Advanced Sharing window.
> Now in the Properties window click the Security tab.
> This is to set the folder permissions.
> Click the Edit button.
> In the Permissions window click the Add button.
> In the box type: Everyone
> Then click Check Names.
> Then click OK.
> In the permissions window select the
> Everyone you've just added.
> Tick the allow full control box.
> Click OK.
> Done !!
> You can check the shares offered by the PC.
> Run the command prompt and type: net share
> This will list shares on the machine.
> Lanman98 - the RISCOS end.
> ==========================
> One of the big things here is to tell Lanman98 what
> the IP address of the PC is, without that info it
> will not be able to connect.
> There are two ways to do that:
> 1. Use the Hosts file at
> $.!Boot.Resources.!Internet.files.Hosts
> Edit that file and add the IP address and
> then the network name of the PC computer.
> If you do that then everything on the RISCOS machine
> will know the address of the PC including Lanman98.
> 2. Add the IP address along side the network
> name in the Link info for the that connection in
> Lanman98 discs.
> I don't ever bother with the GUI for setting up share
> connections for Lanman98, I just creat a new link file
> for it.
> Examples link file.
> Server: RED << name of PC/NAS on network
> Share: mystuff << name of your share on the above.
> User: Bob << the user account name.
> Password: opensaysme << the password *IF* you use one.
> That's it. Don't include the password line if your PC
> isn't using passwords and obviously don't include
> the << info bits.
> Create the file type LM98Link(069) with the above in it.
> Obviously the values should be for your PC not mine.
> If you have NOT put the IP address of the PC in the Hosts
> file then you can add it to the server name in the above
> file like this..
> Server: RED<192.168.1.36>
> Share: mystuff
> Etc.
> Works great on W11 this week August 2025.
> Bob.
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