files sharing SOLVED

[Mark Haney]

Linda wrote:
>> I've finally unraveled the mystery.  Having already transfered files 
>> between the xp/ubuntu and vista/ubuntu machine, whereupon I upgraded 
>> the former to Intrepid, I assumed the problem was with Intrepid; shame 
>> on me, it turned out. 
>>
>> I finally decided to check if I could transfer files using XP and 
>> Vista.  The XP machine could not see the Vista machine, while the 
>> Vista could see the XP but not open any folders/transfer to/from the 
>> XP.  I checked and somehow the two machines did not share a workgroup 
>> name anymore, and changed that.  Still nothing.  Then I checked to see 
>> what else vista needed and it needed the network to be set to private 
>> vs. public.  Somehow that had been changed as well.   Now I can 
>> transfer files between both machines using either operating system.  
>> And here I was blaming Ubuntu when it was innocent all along.
>>
>> However, Intrepid can not see the Vista machine when Firestarter is 
>> enabled.  On to the next mystery!
>>
> Vista is a real pain for networking. I have found that it is easier to 
> get it to connect to samba shares when you enter the ip address instead 
> of the machine name. Also a heads up on vista and mounted shares. If you 
> log onto a samba share with vista and it is inactive for a while Vista 
> will disconnect and the only way to reconnect to the share is to reboot 
> the computer. Looking on line for a solution Vistas problem staying 
> connected to network drives seems to be universal for all versions of 
> Vista and it doesn't matter who it is sharing with. I finally solved 
> this by installing network drive manager from Suncross which keeps the 
> connections active.  There is a reason businesses are not putting Vista 
> machines on their networks. It is a huge headache!
>                      Linda
> 

You don't need to reboot the system, you'll just need to disconnect the
mapped drive from the command line.  'net use <drive>: /delete' I
believe is the command.

What happens is Vista (and XP) will timeout the connection, but it won't
kill the drive mapping OR the device specification.  You'll need to do
that manually.  This is a problem I've dealt with for years. And unless
Vista is THAT different from XP that command should work.  Also research
the 'net share' command as well.  A reboot is not always necessary for this.


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Mark Haney
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