17.3. Connecting to a Samba Share
To connect to a Linux Samba share from a Microsoft Windows machine, use
Network Neighborhood or the graphical file
manager.
To connect to a Samba share from a Linux system, from a shell prompt,
type the following command:
smbclient //hostname/sharename -U username |
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. Select
(on the Panel) => to view a
list of Samba workgroups on your network. You can also type
smb: in the Location: bar of
Nautilus to view the workgroups.
As shown in Figure 17-6, an icon
appears for each available SMB workgroup on the network.
Double-click one of the workgroup icons to view a list of computers
within the workgroup.
As you can see from Figure 17-7, there
is an icon for each machine within the workgroup. Double-click on an
icon to view the Samba shares on the machine. If a username and password
combination is required, you are prompted for them.
Alternately, you can also specify a username and password combination in
the Location: bar using the following syntax
(replace user,
password,
servername, and
sharename with the appropriate values):
smb://user:password@servername/sharename/ |
