connections

[NoOp]

On 09/13/2008 06:54 PM, Verde Denim wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 4:25 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>> 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)

That could indeed be the problem. I use passwords on my local net; I
only have 4-6 machines up at any one time and given that it's my net and
I control it I haven't setup to use with keys. I also use NX on the
machines, so passwords just seemed to be the logical way to go for me.

> 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...

This is likely an samba issue. You might have a look at:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba
and this one has always worked for me (with minor modifications)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ComprehensiveSambaGuide

>>
>> 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.

Make sure the samba settings on all machines are setup correctly,
afterwards I think you'll find it's OK. The Windows settings in
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ComprehensiveSambaGuide
are key for the machines that I set up locally. Without them I was
having great difficulty connecting to any of them.