Howdy. First, a disclaimer ...I am a *very* rank newbie to Linux and to networking.
None of the following is of my own discovery or brilliance...just something that was passed on to me from another user. I had posted a messsage in the NEWBIES forum regarding my inability to make a network connection between my established XP computer(wired to a D-Link DIR655 router) and my new frankenstein Linux computer(connecting wirelessly to the router). I could connect to the internet from the Linux box wirelessly, but printer and file sharing was a mystery to me as I could see the Linux hard drive from the XP machine but could not see the XP hard drive or printer from the Linux machine. I had basically read so much stuff that I was thoroughly confused and about ready to give up.
Then a user named chattr shared some information about sharing the printer which quickly got me printing. The technique is definitely greek to me and it would have taken me a very long time (if ever) to figure this out myself. Here is a link to that thread: http://linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=15832
After getting the printer working I was directed to this webpage for information on getting the Windows XP shared directories seen by the Linux Mint computer: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MountWindowsSharesPermanently
Upon trying to faithfully follow the instructions on the webpage I got stuck pretty early on with a "command unknown" or something to that effect. I basically gave up trying with the intention of posting another message asking for help. I had made it through the first couple of instructions on the webpage and believe the very first command, "sudo apt-get install smbfs", may have been the key. Anyhow, after getting out of terminal mode I went back to half-heartedly check out the "network" and what did I see but the shared directories on the Windows XP machine!!!! Maybe Mint is already configured to work with smbfs but it needs installing first???????
I'm not sure everything is correctly configured and will be delving in a little deeper into the commands and problems I encountered, but at least I have connectivity between the two computers now!
Maybe this will help someone...and hopefully not hinder them.
YMMV,
73
Ed
KF4KRV
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kf4krv,
AvanceIT, among others, is quite knowledgeable about samba. I would suggest you look at some of his posts on the subject. You may find what you need already written up. He also posted a very good how-to in the forum on how to setup and use samba.
Fred
AvanceIT, among others, is quite knowledgeable about samba. I would suggest you look at some of his posts on the subject. You may find what you need already written up. He also posted a very good how-to in the forum on how to setup and use samba.
Fred