[ale] One file, two LANs

[Dow.Hurst at mindspring.com (Dow Hurst)]

William Bagwell wrote:
> Can a document be shared to two separate LANs with absolutely no other 
> bridging or cross accessibility, using a typical Linux desktop distro? 
> (Happens to be Mandriva, but I don't think this matters)
>
> An idea was floated, then promptly squashed dead, to allow factory personell 
> to keep a simple location spreadsheet updated. Obviously, this could be done 
> with a stand alone computer not connected to anything. Naturally the folks in 
> the office wanted to access it from the comfort of their office. Impasse...
>
> Having the only Linux box at my work:) It seems to my simple mind that; A 
> second NIC, a cheep simple LAN, (Or possibly just a direct connection) and a 
> separate partion for the single shared document to live in. Then make sure 
> nothing like Samba server is installed.
>
> What am I forgeting?
>   
What about simultaneous edits?  That could corrupt the file.  How are
you sharing other than Samba to the Windoze workstations?  Using NFS? 
Turn on locking then.
Dow