network newbie question

[Wei-Yee Chan]

Mikael Backman wrote:
> I want to see the windows box from ubuntu..  I have shared two folders
> in windows..  But they don't show up in linux.. Sorry if these are very
> basic questions..
On your Windoze machine, right-click on the folder and choose
"Properties".  Under the "Sharing" tab, give your share a name.  U
should see a hand icon after that.

Are U using Gnome?  If so, click on "Place" followed by "Network
Servers".  Do U  see anything there?

Make sure U have the packages libgnomevfs2-extra, smbclient,
samba-common and smbfs installed. 

Also ensure that your Windoze machine has a fixed IP.  If your using
your router as a DHCP server, configure your router to reserve a
specific IP for your Windoze machine (refer to your router manual), for
instance, 192.168.1.5. 

Alternatively, U could set the static IP on your Windoze machine.  If U
do that, you'd have to set static IPs for your other machine(s) as well,
to avoid IP conflicts.  I prefer using the router as a DHCP server, as
you'd only need to key in the IP for the machine serving files in the
router, in this case, the Windoze machine.

After you've done that, enter your Windoze machine name and IP in your
Linux /etc/hosts file.

Open a terminal window and type: sudo gedit /etc/hosts

then add this entry

192.168.1.5    <windows-machine-name>

without the <>.

If you've got a firewall installed on your Linux machine that's got
strict rules, you'll have to open the relevant ports.

One more thing.  Make sure that the Linux user that's supposed to access
the Windoze files exists on your Windoze machine too.


Regards,

Wei-Yee Chan
http://chanweiyee.blogspot.com


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