Connecting to a Samba Share
To connect to a Linux Samba share from a Microsoft Windows machine,
use Network Neighborhood or Windows Explorer.
To connect to a Samba share from a Linux system, from a shell prompt,
type the following command:
smbclient //hostname/sharename -U username |
You will need to replace hostname with the
hostname or IP address of the Samba server you want to connect to,
sharename with the name of the shared
directory you want to browse, and username
with the Samba username for the system. Enter the correct password or
press [Enter] if no password is required for the user.
If you see the smb:\> prompt, you have successfully
logged in. Once you are logged in, type help for
a list of commands. If you wish to browse the contents of your home
directory, replace sharename with your
username. If the -U switch is not used, the username
of the current user is passed to the Samba server.
To exit smbclient, type exit
at the smb:\> prompt.
You can also use Nautilus to view available
Samba shares on your network. On the GNOME desktop, go to the
(on the Panel) =>
=> =>
to open a
Nautilus window. Type
smb: in the Location: bar.
As shown in Figure 16-1, you will see an icon for
each available SMB workgroups on your network. To access one,
double-click the icon for it.
If the SMB share you are connecting to requires a user name and password
combination, you must specify them in the Location:
bar using the following syntax (replace user,
password,
servername, and
sharename with the appropriate values):
smb://user:password@servername/sharename/ |
