Data exchange between Linux, Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2

[WHeryut]

I just came to know that Microsoft has introduced new generation of Windows operating systems successfully. Working with Linux systems is more important than ever. I was already thinking to set something exactly like this.. In corporate networks, this is a smooth data exchange over network now essential. Data flows often heterogeneous, ie between Windows systems and Linux installations. Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7 Client and Server 2008 R2, are about to be components in these networks to be integrated as new. I am here to know how to get your Linux environment to cooperate with the new Windows versions? I am sure that some of you will help me soon.

[Nurhan]

In heterogeneous networks, in addition to NFS Samba is often in use. Therefore we place value on both Linux and Windows to cope with both formats. But before we get to talk to the server, we are dedicated to a local problem. For who in the desktop Windows and Linux in dual boot mode uses, which often has a problem: Especially needed are data on the partition of the other operating system. We show you how you can access from Linux to NTFS file systems and how to get Windows to Linux files. Ubuntu system was the NTFS partition of Windows 7 Beta thanks to NTFS-3G embed properly. Also read and write requests were no problem. A simple click on the Windows partition was enough to gain full access. Only when the Journal of NTFS is not empty, you may experience difficulties. However, this is a measure of protection from NTFS-3G, such as when Windows was not shut down cleanly. If this is the case, it is enough to start Windows 7 once and shut down. Then it should work normally again. But this was to be expected, since has changed to NTFS as opposed to Vista nothing.

[Abraham.J]

Access from Windows to Linux file systems is much more complicated than access to NTFS file systems. However, there are some programs that make this possible - at least in part. This allows Reiser file systems - if ever - without even read-only. With the tools developed for this purpose has, more recently, not much done. The reason could be because all major Linux distributions now put back on the file system is ext3 or ext4 shortly. Ext2IFS should be one of the most popular tools to gain access to ext2. The program can also deal with ext3. For this purpose, but it is subject to some restrictions. The developer currently speaks NT4.0/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 of a compatibility with Windows. An attempt to install Windows 7 first strikes will also fail. However, it is added to the compatibility mode for Windows Vista, you will no longer receive the error message.

[Mariah-Simpson]

If you are getting some error message as mentioned by the "Abraham.J", then during installation, you can choose whether to use the software solely in read-only mode. Although you can allow write access, but you should watch here if you make changes. This risk is not absolutely necessary, because Linux, as already mentioned, has full access to NTFS. In this test, your risk are not addressed. After installation, you can immediately assign the Linux file systems a drive letter.The newly integrated drives P (ext2) and Q (ext3) then appear in the Explorer. However, there is access error. Double-clicking on the drives announced that it was necessary to reformat the drives to be accessed to. We do not, of course. Further messing around with the file access control also brought no positive results. The experiment with Ext2IFS is thus a failure.

[DarenHawk]

A bet of Ext2fsd initially looked promising. The program did install. After the permanent assignment of the external drives Ext2fsd but asked for a restart, which ended in a crash. In a further attempt to start it looked better, and it appears even the free space of the Linux drives. The ext2 system worked flawlessly. An attempt to access ext3 ended, also back in a crash. He was apparently too much for the beta version of the latest Microsoft operating system. Tried rebooting ended in either a BSOD or led to errors in the boot. After a new installation, we tried the whole game again, only with a this ext2 file system. This time we were successful: The Linux-FS could be integrated reading and writing. There was a total crash no more. For use with ext3 in the program is not proper.