Filesharing on a network with Linpus Lite

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  1. bunmaster2000

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    I've successfully connected to my home wireless network. However: from browsing over at the networking forum it seems like it should be possible to see shared folders on an Windows XP computer on a wireless home network, and share files back and forth. I'm new to the Linpus Lite and after spending about 30 minutes, I can't figure out how to do this. In fact, (arg) I haven't even figured out how to see which other computers are connected to my home network. Another 30 minutes of browsing various linux forums has given me some ideas and questions:

    Does Linpus Lite include Samba? How can I tell if it is installed? If it is not installed, can it be installed?
    With Samba installed, is it possible to install Linneighborhood or XSM browser to make file sharing easier?
    Is there a pre-existing way to browse my local network that I'm missing?
     
    bunmaster2000, Aug 19, 2008
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    Samba can be downloaded,it is not included in the standard config.

    Samba (network connectivity) threads do exist on the forum.
     
    Sid, Aug 22, 2008
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