[SOLVED]Connecting QNAS Wirelessly to Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon

[gael33]

Okay, I'm a computer user (I'm a writer) not a fixer, therefore I need some help from those of you who are technically minded. I bought a QNAS-TS-212-E and want to connect it to my computer. I can get into it using the Web Browser but I want to access the device without using the internet because it's painfully slow. The QNAP is connected to the Sky wireless hub using a ethernet cable ... my partner connects easily from her PC because she needs Windows 7 Pro for her work ... I on the other hand have no idea how Samba works, although I have watched a few YouTube videos and read a couple of self help manuals on the subject, but it's still a mystery. I could in all fairness use an ethernet cable to connect the QNAP to my computer as it's only about 6 feet away but I have heard from a guy who knew a 'little' about this, and he said it's not as simple as plugging a cable in and presto! He did ask me to type this line ... He said, "I simply added the following line to my .profile in my $HOME directory on my Kali boxes."

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/usr/bin/gvfs-mount smb://$LOGNAME@nasty2/home

Unfortunately, I don't know how to do that. Could someone give me step by step instructions on how to add that line into the relevant file on my computer. I would be eternally grateful.

gael

[altair4]

What's not clear in your post is if you can connect to the device through Nemo. Open a terminal and enter this command:

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nemo smb://login-name@nasty2/home

Where "login-name" is the user name the NAS requires for authentication.

If successful when it opens to the share you can bookmark it so it shows up on the left side panel of Nemo sort of like a Windows "mapped drive".

[gael33]

What's not clear in your post is if you can connect to the device through Nemo. Open a terminal and enter this command:

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nemo smb://login-name@nasty2/home

Where "login-name" is the user name the NAS requires for authentication.

If successful when it opens to the share you can bookmark it so it shows up on the left side panel of Nemo sort of like a Windows "mapped drive".

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I did as you advised and it worked, so thank you very much

gael.