[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.
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>> John
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> Can you check your sharing settings?
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> If I remember correctly when I upgraded it backed up my existing Samba 
> configuration file and replaced it with a default one.
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> I wonder if Samba isn't running? (Not sure if it'll make any difference 
> or not).
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> Rob
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Um, how do I do that?

John