On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 07:12:49PM +0700, Brian Durant wrote: [snip]
Does anyone on the list know anything about setting up an SMB client for a home LAN and also has enough patience to deal with a Linux newbie? Please help. I really would like to get this going. I am a former Mac user, trying to convince my Win using friends and family of the blessings of Linux ;-)
You need to install the samba programs. If you want to every share your files with a Windows client, go ahead and install the server package as well. Here are the packages I have installed: samba-client-2.2.1a-32 samba-2.2.1a-32 (These have been upgraded with YaST I think so they might be slightly different on the 7.3 CDs) You can browse available Windows shares using just the samba client program smbclient. To see the visible shares on a Windows or another samba machine: smbclient -L <host> [-U username] If necessary, add the -U option for username and it will prompt you for a password. The smbmount program is used to mount a remote Windows/samba share on your Linux system. It is called indirectly through the regular mount program. To mount a sharepoint on a Win9x computer that does not require a password: mount -t smbfs -o username=xxxx,ip=192.168.1.xxx //WIN9X/SHARENAME /mnt/win9x This should get you started. Best Regards, Keith -- LPIC-2, MCSE, N+ wielder of vi(m), an ancient, dangerous and powerful magic Don't get lost, show no fear, and you'll be ready for a new frontier -- d.w.