[glug-t] Re: access windows network in linux

On 9/15/05, Vignesh Waran <vignesh.viki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi ,
> 
> We have put up lan in our hostel and its windows workgroup bases. The
> workgroup name is pearl@xxxxxxxx . In XP we can access the shared
> folders from "Workgroup Computers" option in My Computer . But how
> can we do that from linux . We have configured the network and http,
> ftp are all working .
> When we browse the network , its listing all the workgroup computers
> but when we click on any of them , it says
> 
> "This seems to a smb share. Rename it with proper extension and then
> try to open .If you have created the file , opening it might me a
> security risk . Open it with appropriate application "
> 
> Its listing all the Workgroup computers for the command "findsmb" .But
> when i tried mounting it i couldn't .
> 
> someone please suggest a solution soon.=20
> 
> -vignesh.
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You need to setup samba on Linux and put samba server in the same workgroup. 
I am surprise about the name of your workgroup. If all you want is to 
occasioannly share files between Linux and Windows, go for winscp.

To access windows shares from Linux, you need smbfs modules loaded or built 
into the kernel.

You can mount smb share from linux using mount command ...

mount //ip_or_netbios_name/share /mount_point -o user=<username>

You can also use Konqueror or some other file manager that has smb support.

From Konqueror, I would do

smb:// - will give you all machines in the network

smb://machine1 - shares in machine 1

Also if you are using gnome
- alt + 2 - to get run command
nautilus smb:// 







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