Windows network gone - I can no longer see it.

[aYo Binitie]

LMHOSTS ????

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Daniel Caleb <danielcaleb at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Try the LMHOSTS method as well, that seems to tie up the holes in windows
> workgroup. I've noticed really erratic behavour with Windows networks, and
> I've never really figured out the tricks to it.
>
> Usually the way I get around in windows networks, and this is on a windows
> machine as well - not just from a *nix machine - is to use the IP address:
>
> \\192.168.102.2\thesharename\somefolder
>
> and as Christopher pointed out, smb:\\ is usually the protocol from a nix
> machine, which can also be done from a terminal. It's kind of clunky, but it
> works. I've also had fairly good success with smb4k.
>
> Daniel
>
> On Friday 17 October 2008 11:24:43 Christopher Stamper wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 7:50 AM, aYo Binitie <ayobinitie at googlemail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > > I'm trying to access Windows shares, on a windows workgroup.
>
> > > That's all :(
>
> >
>
> > I'm seriously out of touch with SMB these days. If you were using Redhat,
> 5
>
> > years ago, I could maybe help you.
>
> >
>
> > Try typing "smb://computer/share' into the file browser (nautilus). Maybe
>
> > that would work??
>
> >
>
> > I'm sure someone here can help.
>
>
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