JDS in a Local Network
If you use JDS at work, system administrators are usually responsible for setting up your network connections. JDS functions as a network client and your responsibilities for setting up and maintaining the network become minor, if any at all.
You may use JDS at home with other Linux computers. In that situation, JDS requires you to perform some setup. You can use either NFS connectivity between Linux computers or implement the Windows filesystem sharing utility: Samba.
JDS integrates well with Windows, Unix, and Apple Macintosh OS X computers in a network. Multi-computer households often utilize networking equipment found in a typical business environment.
Proponents often say Linux provides glue to disparate operating systems. JDS connects easily and gracefully to other Linux systems, MacOS, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Novell NetWare, and a variety of other systems.
With your computers connected, you can:
Share printers among computers
Use a single Internet connection
Share files such as images, spreadsheets, and documents
Play networked games that allow multiple players at different computers
Send the output of a device like a DVD Player or a Webcam to your other computers
You can configure JDS for a homogeneous network, or one that is a network of different computer operating systems. Let’s look at each.
If you add your JDS computer to an existing network, it will automatically detect the presence of the other systems. The Network Places icon on your desktop will help ...