Comments on: Accessing Windows Shares From a GNU/Linux Desktop http://blog.unixlore.net/2006/05/accessing-windows-shares-from-gnulinux.html Geek tech-tips, news and commentary Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:14:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Doug http://blog.unixlore.net/2006/05/accessing-windows-shares-from-gnulinux.html#comment-135 Doug Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:48:00 +0000 http://blog.unixlore.net/2006/05/accessing-windows-shares-from-gnulinux.html#comment-135 Hello-<br/><br/>I think Gnome's nautilus or KDE's Konqueror will transparently do what<br/>you want, without you having to use the command line, using the smb://<br/>syntax. The only way around the password is to have the share<br/>configured without security on the server end - a bad idea for most<br/>windows users, since it is a security hole.<br/><br/>A suggestion - why don't you setup a samba server with a public share,<br/>and have the other windows hosts copy their movie files to it. Then<br/>everyone can have transparent access with no password necessary. I<br/>talk about setting up a server like that in my presentation on Samba,<br/>see http://blog.unixlore.net/2006/03/using-samba-as-file-server-pdc-or.html.<br/><br/>HTH,<br/><br/>Doug Hello-

I think Gnome’s nautilus or KDE’s Konqueror will transparently do what
you want, without you having to use the command line, using the smb://
syntax. The only way around the password is to have the share
configured without security on the server end - a bad idea for most
windows users, since it is a security hole.

A suggestion - why don’t you setup a samba server with a public share,
and have the other windows hosts copy their movie files to it. Then
everyone can have transparent access with no password necessary. I
talk about setting up a server like that in my presentation on Samba,
see http://blog.unixlore.net/2006/03/using-samba-as-file-server-pdc-or.html.

HTH,

Doug

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.unixlore.net/2006/05/accessing-windows-shares-from-gnulinux.html#comment-134 Anonymous Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:04:00 +0000 http://blog.unixlore.net/2006/05/accessing-windows-shares-from-gnulinux.html#comment-134 hi doug<br/>i m new user of kubuntu .i hav manage to install all required packages .but the problem is that i m on lan where most hav windows sharing and while accessing their shares using samba i hav to copy everi file on my hdd to run it e.g the movies ..is there any way that i can run the files from host pc.like in windows files can be run from the shared pc.<br/>and also samba while accessing some of the shared folders on windows pcs prompts for password trying and not for other folders shared on same ip.i tried smb://GUEST@192.168.21.1/movies <br/>(21.1 for example) but it continues to prompt for passwd.<br/><br/>do u know ne software like lanscan or networkscan which show all the sharing of various ips so that i can see ne ip sharing movie on his pc.here in the university we have switch base lan system and various hostels are interlinked.<br/><br/>if u can help i shall be gr8ful <br/>mail reply to mohsinkidwai@gmail.com hi doug
i m new user of kubuntu .i hav manage to install all required packages .but the problem is that i m on lan where most hav windows sharing and while accessing their shares using samba i hav to copy everi file on my hdd to run it e.g the movies ..is there any way that i can run the files from host pc.like in windows files can be run from the shared pc.
and also samba while accessing some of the shared folders on windows pcs prompts for password trying and not for other folders shared on same ip.i tried smb://GUEST@192.168.21.1/movies
(21.1 for example) but it continues to prompt for passwd.

do u know ne software like lanscan or networkscan which show all the sharing of various ips so that i can see ne ip sharing movie on his pc.here in the university we have switch base lan system and various hostels are interlinked.

if u can help i shall be gr8ful
mail reply to mohsinkidwai@gmail.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.unixlore.net/2006/05/accessing-windows-shares-from-gnulinux.html#comment-83 Anonymous Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:03:00 +0000 http://blog.unixlore.net/2006/05/accessing-windows-shares-from-gnulinux.html#comment-83 Hi Doug,<br/><br/>I am a new Linux user. i have installed Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 on Dell Laptop and its working well as a standalone. I need this Laptop to connect to my company's Windows workgroup shares. I read your solution for DOmain connectivity. How do I do this on a Windows workgroup (no servers)?<br/><br/>Thanks <br/>you can reach me @ my email digicorp@bigfoot.com Hi Doug,

I am a new Linux user. i have installed Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 on Dell Laptop and its working well as a standalone. I need this Laptop to connect to my company’s Windows workgroup shares. I read your solution for DOmain connectivity. How do I do this on a Windows workgroup (no servers)?

Thanks
you can reach me @ my email digicorp@bigfoot.com

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