Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

saji · Joined: 15 Jun 2009 Posts: 18

Hi All,
Could somebody suggest me a minimalist puppy distribution for a file server, with SAMBA and NFS.
thanks,
-saji

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

Hi saji; To my knowledge no Puppy comes with the Samba server.
Barry put it in years ago at my prodding, and since has taken it back out...
It`s only 4 files for the Samba server, Puppy already has Samba client.
Full Samba install is about 40 MB, BIG... ChoicePup has a 14 MB SFS file.

NFS is out dated and really isn`t used anymore, why have 2 networks?
Samba is easier to use and get working, and does Linux and M$...

saji · Joined: 15 Jun 2009 Posts: 18

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

Yes, using an SFS file to do it is a good way and takes less drive space.
Installing Samba to the Save file is good too as it`s part of the system.
I`d try the SFS file first, put it in the path: /initrd/mnt/dev_save

Like most things Linux and M$, NFS is smaller and uses less resources.
If the server`s an old PC with little ram... But the difference can`t be much.
I can testify to the effort I had getting it to work, Samba was less effort.
And as I said, Samba does M$ computers as well, a more robust network.

lwill · Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 168 Location: City Of Lights

Sorry, a bit O.T.
But..

M$ (XP Pro at least) does NFS as well, and get this, for free.

Windows Services for UNIX
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=896c9688-601b-44f1-81a4-02878ff11778&DisplayLang=en

Adds a bunch of other *NIX tools and perl as well.

I found it when I wanted to play music at a reception party on my (now) wife's Gateway laptop that I still cannot get sound from under linux. I used this to connect using XP to a F10 box with a NTFS formatted hard drive full of music I then played on Songbird. (talk about going round the block just to whistle a tune!)
I always seem to have issues getting Samba to work right the first time, but with NFS (easy to install on Fedora) edit 2 files and mount the drive on any computer with NFS. Once mounted in the host system, it can be shared with any other system running NFS client. Just create a directory and mount to it like any other drive. Use "Map Drive" in MS.

Now I will admit that I have not tried build things from scratch (like getting server to work on Puppy) but from my experience once working, it is pretty flawless.
Lyle

jrb · Posted: Sat 26 Sep 2009, 00:12 Post subject:

sunburnt · Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 4006 Location: Arizona, U.S.A.

It sounds like jrb has used his distro. for a Samba server, good advice...

jrb, why not add just the basic files for Samba server to the main SFS file for the next ChoicePup release?
Only 1.5 MB compressed into the main SFS file, not bad at all to have a Samba server in it!
An addon SFS file can hold the rest of the Samba files if they`re needed by someone.
I also have made a Samba config. GUI. Ask if you`re interested...

saji · Joined: 15 Jun 2009 Posts: 18

Thank you sunburnt, lwill and jrb for all those valuable comments.

-saji