setting up public share with the public share under Preferences/Public Share

[rikona]

Hello Patton,

Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 7:26:39 PM, Patton wrote:

PE> On 09/21/2010 03:22 PM, Scott Berry wrote:
>> What packages do I need to install for the public share to work on a 
>> network?  Also can I put a link for an external drive in that folder?
>>

PE> You should not need to install packages (at least not explicitly).
PE> Under nautilus, right click on the folder you want to share,
PE> select sharing options and check the boxes that seem logical to
PE> you for your situation. I'm not sure about the linked folder.
PE> Should be easy enough to test if you don't get an answer.

PE> Write back if you have problems -  something does not work. 

Just saw this. I was just starting to think about the
sometimes-arduous task of setting up samba [Ubuntu will eventually
replace my Mandriva2008, which was the master browser for a mixed
win/lin LAN], and this seemed so much simpler I thought I'd try it.
But - I still can't see the 'shared' folder from either a Win box or
another linux system. So, I guess it's in the "doesn't work" category.
Does this need a reboot to work, perhaps? 

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 rikona