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[Verde Denim]

On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 4:25 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 09/13/2008 06:26 AM, Brian McKee wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Verde Denim <tdldev at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> I have two ubuntu boxes on my local net -
> >>
> >> 10.1.1.101 = Alpha (Ubuntu 8.04 WS/Gnome)
> >> 10.1.1.102 = Beta  (Ubuntu 8.04 Server)
> >>
> >> These boxes are setup for SSH logins with keys
> >>
> >> a) The 'NETWORK' folder on Alpha cannot see anything except a heading
> >> called 'Windows Network' (which is empty)
> >> b) The 'Connect to Server' dialog returns "Couldn't display:> sftp://
> jack at 10.1.1.102"
> >> c) Places --> Network --> Go --> Location returns 'Couldn't find:
> >> network:///10.1.1.102"
> >
> >
> > re A and C - ssh isn't 'browseable' in Nautilus AFAIK (avahi/bonjour
> > might make this true one day) so the Network folder just gets you SMB
> >
> > B I don't have a good answer for
> >
> > Brian
> >
>

Brian

Thanks for the reply.

>
>
> B:
> I use ssh via Natilus to transfer files back and forth to a remote
> computer quite often. In order to do so: 1) first make sure that you can
> ssh into the remote normally (terminal), 2) then use Places|Connect to
> Server|Service type:SSH|Server:IPaddress|Connect. You will then be
> prompted for a username and password; be sure to enter the _existing_
> username and password for the remote. The share should now be available
> in Nautilus as: sftp on ipaddress.


This may be the problem - I don't have username/password access to any
machines in my local net. I use SSH2 with keys. Would that preclude Nautilus
from asking me for the password to the SSH key? or is there a way I can
supply the identity file name in Nautilus (similar to ssh -i keyFile
user at ipaddress)


A:
> In Natilus click the paper&pencil icon so that you can view the
> 'Location' bar. In the location bar (assuming you have samba shares set
> up on the target machine) enter: smb://ipaddressoftargetmachine/ and hit
> Enter. That should get you to the target where you can select the shared
> folders. Once that's done, click 'Bookmarks|Add Bookmark'. Then in the
> future you'll only need to click 'Bookmarks' and select the smb for the
> target.


I did give this a go, and, although it seemed not to have any problem with
the connection, I ended up with an empty set, even though there are folders
in the "Shared" directory on the win box. I'll take a look at the share
properties on the win box before adding to this...

>
>
> You can also try: smb://machinename. Unfortunately, it appears that
> Hardy's Nautilus has trouble finding samba shared machines, so the only
> reliable way I've found is to use the smb://ipaddress vs smb://machinename.


I did try this, and it doesn't work at the moment (although I do seem to
recall that it worked in other Ubu versions). I don't mind using the IP
addresses, since there are only a total of four machines, and they are
located in my LAN.

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