Months ago I tried rescuing old IBM r30 from a trash heap by installing Linux (Moon OS 3). At first, there was only 128mb ram so full ubuntu or mint was no option. I mostly use it as file/print server and it worked until recently. After one update the IBM didn't "see" other computers on my network anymore, but it really wasn't necessary because the others could still "see" the printer and files on my external drive hooked up to it.
My dad found some cheap memory on eBay and we upgraded it to 512mb, and like a week ago (don't ask why :p), I decided to install mint 8 on it. In Moon OS, I just shared the top level directory and applied all the settings and stuff to all the folders. That didn't work in mint, so I stopped being lazy and shared each individual folder but only 1 folder worked. I googled a few things but the suggestions were from older versions and I didn't know if I should try it.
My printer doesn't network right either. When I try printing, it seem like it tries to send it to the printer but after a minute or 2, I get an error.
any ideas? thx
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