hello im looking for the best method to share files across my home network the machine i want to use for the server is a headless openSUSE 11.1 machine that i access through ssh.
so what i want to know is what is the best system to using for sharing files on this server considering i want to be connecting to it with a mix of other openSUSE / Linux machines and some Windows XP machines. it would be nice if i can be directed to some good tutorials on this because i kinda lack on networking knowledge when it comes to Linux.
And if the machine is not going to be doing anything except file serving, you might want to consider instead of using a GP distro like SUSE, using a dedicated distro like FreeNAS or Openfiler which are quick to setup and have nice web control panels.
all right thanks for the info i think i will got the direction of freenas or something of that type cause the only thing this box is doing is sharing local files and acting as a http server