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share windows folders with linux by Jarrod on 08-18-2007 at 11:48 PM

I'm running Ubuntu on my computer and I have a computer with a shared folder running windows I want access to the windows shared folder but the don't seem to interact very well


RE: share windows folders with linux by kao on 08-19-2007 at 12:16 AM

http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/access-windows-shares-from-linux/

That was the third google result for "access windows shares from linux" by the way.


RE: share windows folders with linux by Jarrod on 08-19-2007 at 02:24 AM

i'm running mcafee on the windows comp i want to access will i need to reconfigure anything?
because the windows host seems invisible to linux but it works when i boot into windows


RE: share windows folders with linux by ShawnZ on 08-19-2007 at 02:32 AM

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba

there's the official ubuntu way of doing it.


RE: share windows folders with linux by Jarrod on 08-19-2007 at 06:32 AM

they won't even ping each other anymore
they did once
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now I can see the windows pc in the network but it just says can't display files or something

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i have had these errors

7773
7732
SMB connection failed

(both were separate)
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the linux box will see the xp box in the places network but neither computer will ping each other