Written by Aphoxema the 15 Jan 09 at 01:21.

Networked Ubuntu computers in a home environment might benefit from making certain assumptions and making file shares more accessible.

A globally shared, default folder much like Music or Video could be used to assume that files put into it will be shared across the network. Minimal access right should need to be configured by anyone, if any at all, but some protection from abuse should be implemented.

The task of locating shares should be eliminated, and on a single level hierarchy only one level should have to be checked.

Networked Ubuntu computers in a home environment might benefit from making certain assumptions and making file shares more accessible. A globally shared, default folder much like Music or Video could be used to assume that files put into it will be shared across the network. Minimal access right should need to be configured by anyone, if any at all, but some protection from abuse should be implemented. The task of locating shares should be eliminated, and on a single level hierarchy only one level should have to be checked.

Written by doctormo the 15 Jan 09 at 21:42.

Within a home network it should be possible for other computers on the same local network to be identified (seen) automatically.

Once you can see a bunch of computers that don't trust each other. You can use a similar system as the bluetooth pairing (on screen secrete) to making the computers peers, otherwise they would be treated as guests.

Peers would then be able to share users, files and other various things much more easily. A setting which describes if the peer is owned by the same person, a member of the same household, or some strange guy who you want to share with only once.

This then allows you to do much more interesting things with Avahli and streamlining your networking and multiple computer networks.

Within a home network it should be possible for other computers on the same local network to be identified (seen) automatically. Once you can see a bunch of computers that don't trust each other. You can use a similar system as the bluetooth pairing (on screen secrete) to making the computers peers, otherwise they would be treated as guests. Peers would then be able to share users, files and other various things much more easily. A setting which describes if the peer is owned by the same person, a member of the same household, or some strange guy who you want to share with only once. This then allows you to do much more interesting things with Avahli and streamlining your networking and multiple computer networks.

Written by r0g the 20 Jan 09 at 23:03.

Other computers can already see each others shares thanks to that damnable promiscuous Avahi daemon. In fact my roommate (who's just bought a macbook) came up to me the other day asking "What are all these folders here?", turns out they were my shares.

Really once samba is installed sharing a folder is as easy as Right-click, Properties, Share and network locations can be trivially bookmarked to save you having t do difficult things like remebering the names of your computers. How much simpler do you want it to be?

Other computers can already see each others shares thanks to that damnable promiscuous Avahi daemon. In fact my roommate (who's just bought a macbook) came up to me the other day asking "What are all these folders here?", turns out they were my shares. Really once samba is installed sharing a folder is as easy as Right-click, Properties, Share and network locations can be trivially bookmarked to save you having t do difficult things like remebering the names of your computers. How much simpler do you want it to be?

Written by Clorox the 3 Aug 09 at 17:53.

I understand that on corporate servers, running X is only a resource hog. However, on a home server that hardly gets any traffic, running X will not be very detrimental and will help the user get the server configured and running.

I understand that on corporate servers, running X is only a resource hog. However, on a home server that hardly gets any traffic, running X will not be very detrimental and will help the user get the server configured and running.