Windows - Access Linux Server?

[Guest]

Just wondering if a client or a computer running Windows would be able to access the data/contents of a server that is running Linux. I don't think so considering I have a partition of my storage that is dedicated for the Linux file system, but I figure to check to be sure. 

[TheKDub]

Have you looked into FTP at all?

[Guest]

3 hours ago, TheKDub said:

Have you looked into FTP at all?

I don't see how that's relevant or how that answers my question. 

[TheKDub]

2 minutes ago, IAmLamp said:

I don't see how that's relevant or how that answers my question. 

I'll take that as a no.
FTP = File Transfer Protocol.

 

You could use it to connect to the linux server and access the files on the server.

[Rodney McKay]

16 hours ago, IAmLamp said:

Just wondering if a client or a computer running Windows would be able to access the data/contents of a server that is running Linux. I don't think so considering I have a partition of my storage that is dedicated for the Linux file system, but I figure to check to be sure. 

I'm not sure what to make of that statement about a partition.  Do you mean that the Windows client and Linux server are running on different partitions on the same computer?  If so, then the simplest way to access the Linux data while working in Windows would have been to use the FAT32 filesystem on all your Linux partitions.  If you had done that you probably would have had no reason to ask this questions, but this might be a good option for you next time.  For now, you could try the new Linux subsystem feature for Windows.  I don't use it myself so can't really assist you beyond letting you know that it exists.

 

If these are in fact separate computers that can be operated simultaneously, then TheKDub is right and FTP and/or Samba would be the usual ways to share files from Linux to Windows (or vice versa, or between any other modern desktop operating systems).  Each is designed to allow client computers to view files independent of the filesystem on which they're located on the server.  Samba makes the shared directories appear as network storage to the windows client and for that reason Samba is the option I prefer for sharing files within a LAN.  Once the Windows machine has access, it can be mapped to a drive letter and appear on each reboot.  FTP, even if you allow anonymous access, requires firing up an FTP client and logging in.  I would only use FTP if I wanted to access files remotely, across an Internet connection.  If that's what you need, there are multiple options in Linux, some with encryption and some without.

[Fetzie]

On 19/11/2016 at 4:03 AM, IAmLamp said:

Just wondering if a client or a computer running Windows would be able to access the data/contents of a server that is running Linux. I don't think so considering I have a partition of my storage that is dedicated for the Linux file system, but I figure to check to be sure. 

Of course you can, just set up an SMB fileshare on the linux server.