Hi Michael, On Sunday 24 Oct 2010 00:10:57 Michael S. Dunsaavage wrote:
On 10/23/2010 3:09 PM, Bob Williams wrote:
I'm not sure which services to allow. Windows calls them Exceptions. Anyway, I turned the Windows firewall off completely, and the desktop (samba) machine appeared briefly. However, clicking on it says it's not available and suggests I check my spelling..
can you connect by manually typing in the Explorer address bar \\server or \\ip ?
Yes, that works. I can immediately see and browse all my /home shares. But the "Network" application in Windows Vista doesn't see my linux box. Bob -- Registered Linux User #463880 FSFE Member #1300 GPG-FP: A6C1 457C 6DBA B13E 5524 F703 D12A FB79 926B 994E openSUSE 11.2 64-bit, Kernel 2.6.31.14-0.1-desktop, KDE 4.5.1 Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz, 8GB DDR RAM, nVidia GeForce 9600GT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org