[ubuntu-uk] Networking.....

[John Matthews]

Rob Beard wrote:
> John Matthews wrote:
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>> Hi I am trying to get my Laptop to see the windows partition and the pc 
>> and netbook, but it wont mount. How can I set up networking?
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>> John.
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> You're trying to get the laptop to see the Windows partition on the 
> laptop or another PC?
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> If it's on the laptop itself then it should appear on Places.  For 
> instance my Vista partition appears under Places as a 63GB Filesystem.
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> If you click on Network on the Places menu what do you get?
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> On my laptop I get an icon for my laptop and also a Windows Network 
> icon.  Double clicking on the Windows Network icon comes up with some 
> more icons work the workgroups on my network and going into one of these 
> icons displays icons for the machines in the workgroup.
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> Rob
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Hi I get only the Windows Network Icon, not the Laptop one. I used to 
get both before I upgraded. I click on the Windows one and it says 
unable to mount. I am connected via router and ethernet cable to my pc. 
So it should work.

John