Has anybody ever connected a Linux machine to a Windows machine on a network?
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From: Kelsey Bjarnason on 27 Mar 2010 23:08 John Williamson wrote: > RayLopez99 wrote: >> Does it work? As the file formats are different, why would you even >> do this, except to share a single internet connection? >> >> But has anybody ever done this? >> > Yes, many times. Now, for instance, where the machine I'm typing on is > running XP, and the mail server is running Linux, as is the news server. > > Sharing document files between Open office on a Linux machine and Open > Office on a Windows machine. > > Storing backups from Windows onto a Linux server. > > Next.... > Why would Herr Bonehead over there think the file formats are different? What magic idiocy does Windows use to screw up the format of a JPEG, or an MP3? Oh, right - none. Nor for any of a thousand other file formats. OpenOffice documents created in LInux work fine in Windows, and vice-versa. As to PDFs. And most video files. I realize it's RayLopez, Universe's Stupidest User speaking, but even he should be able to grasp that Windows doesn't magically cause file formats to change. |