Accessing Windows Shared Folders

[Lynn Ziegler]

One more thing to add to the confusion. I can use Nautilus and add shares or
printers, BUT I HAVE TO USE THE IP ADDRESS. If I use the Windows name it
does not work. It seems like Nautilus (or SMB) can no longer find the PC's
under their own name.

Lynn

On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 8:21 AM, John Toliver <john.toliver at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> =============
>>
>> This is a known issue with Hardy and there is a bug reported in
>> Launchpad, I just do not remember the number.  Unfortunatelly the
>> nature of it is still unclear and in addition their do not consider it
>> a high priority.
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> Hardy does mount the remote files system via samba but for some weird
>> and unknown yet reason Nautilus displays nothing.
>
>
> So this is a problem with Nautilus.  I could theoretically use another file
> manager and everything would work?
>
>
>> To see your shares
>> in Nautilus  do not use Go To Network button but instead type the path
>> for you share in the Nautilus Address bar specifying explicitelly the
>> share name, e.g.:
>>
>> smb://remote_host_name/shared_folder_name.
>>
>
>> Then Nautilus shows it and you gonna have an icon associated with your
>> share on your desktop.  To avoid typing it frequently you can bookmark
>> it in Nautilus.
>>
>> If you instead want to access the entire drive on Windows, then type
>> in Nautilus:
>>
>> smb://remote_host_name/C$
>> or
>> smb://remote_host_name/D$
>
>
> Is there a way to view and access all the shares on the machine at the DFS
> root?
>
>>
>> whatever drive you are accessing.  You can bookmark this as well.
>
>
> It's nice to know others are having the same problem.  I was convinced I
> was the one with the problem.  I was about to dig into fixing it.  I will
> look for the Launchpad bug and post it here if I can find it.
>
>
>
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Lynn Ziegler
Professor of Computer Science
St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56320
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