I been trying to follow the "Simple Home File Server" how-to so I can use an old machine as a file server for both my Windows and Linux boxes. I get stuck at the point where it wants me to connect to the internet - I don't have a hard-wired connection - it's wireless. The wireless adaptor worked fine with the same machine using Ubuntu desktop edition, but I cleared that all off to make it into a simple file server. Any ideas on how to get wireless working as your only network connection for Ubuntu server for using with the how-to? Thanks in advance! Dave
Got help on the Ubuntu forums for the syntax of the /etc/network/interfaces file. Now wireless works fine. So, I have a Ubuntu server whose only connection to the network is wireless, and a Windows XP Pro box hard wired to the back of the wireless router. Can see and work with shares now. Will be adding a Ubuntu desktop soon as it arrives this week. Dave
