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<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 279731" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>There is one other thing you can do, if file transfer between the three environments is what you are really after. I have put this in a separate post because it is a separate idea, and not really a solution to the specific problem you mentioned. </p><p></p><p>You can use Windows file sharing on your Mac. This allows the Mac and the Windows box to see each other and transfer files over your network. Linux adds in via Samba, or smbfs (if your Linux distro supports this - Ubuntu does). This lets all three computers see each other and freely transfer files. It will likely take a little dickering around on your Linux distro to get Samba up and running (took me an hour or so). For the Mac, it is as simple as checking the Windows File Sharing tick box in the Sharing Preferences panel.</p><p></p><p>So, if you are just looking to transfer files around, and were using the external hard drive as the mechanism, you may wish to consider Windows file sharing and Samba/smbfs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 279731, member: 17052"] There is one other thing you can do, if file transfer between the three environments is what you are really after. I have put this in a separate post because it is a separate idea, and not really a solution to the specific problem you mentioned. You can use Windows file sharing on your Mac. This allows the Mac and the Windows box to see each other and transfer files over your network. Linux adds in via Samba, or smbfs (if your Linux distro supports this - Ubuntu does). This lets all three computers see each other and freely transfer files. It will likely take a little dickering around on your Linux distro to get Samba up and running (took me an hour or so). For the Mac, it is as simple as checking the Windows File Sharing tick box in the Sharing Preferences panel. So, if you are just looking to transfer files around, and were using the external hard drive as the mechanism, you may wish to consider Windows file sharing and Samba/smbfs. [/QUOTE]
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