... Ubuntu and Windows. Linksys Router. Wireless WGPS60

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Home Networking

• By Willis Kim

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Topics

• Wireless USB Printer Server
• Ubuntu Studio 7.04
• File sharing between Ubuntu and Windows
• Linksys Router

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Wireless WGPS606 Printer Server

• Bridge 802.11b, 802.11g
• DHCP, HTTP remote management
• TCP/IP
• Standard TCP/IP port (Client)
• 54Mbps, 2.4GHz
• Two USB printer ports
• 4 100/10 ports

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Server Configurations
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Client Configurations

• Windows XP
• Use CD to set up Standard TCP/IP port
• Ubuntu (www.cups.org/articles.php?1317)
• http//localhost631 (Common UNIX Printing System
  1.2.8)

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Ubuntu Studio 7.04

• Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia editing/creation,
  audio, video and graphic
• http//ubuntustudio.org/

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File Sharing (Windows share)

• YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?vAd17kma8rNM
• System-gtAdministration-gtNetwork gtGeneral-gtHost
  name (Ubuntu)
• System-gtAdministration-gtShared Folders-gtGeneral
  Properties (let it install SMB)
• Set domain/workgroup
• Application-gt Accessories-gt Terminal
• Sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf
• Sharing Definitions
• Search Browesable (remove ) and yes-gt no
• Set Writeable to yes then Exit from terminal

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File Sharing (Windows share)

• Sharable in Windows
• Application-gtAccessories-gtTerminal
• Sudo smbpasswd a username
• Enter the password
• Places-gtNetwork (Ubuntu)
• System-gtShared Folders (/home/../share)

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Vista accessing Ubuntu
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DD-WRT Firmware

• Third party firmware http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
  WRT54GThird-party_firmware_projects
• DD-WRT (one of the better ones)
• http//www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
• Check your hardware first!!
• Linksys new version 5 devices use a non-Linux
  proprietary firmware that cannot be replaced
• Recover a dead router

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DD-WRT Firmware

• Upgrade Administration-gtFirmware Upgrade
• Use as a client

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DD-WRT Firmware

• Client set up