How to access Windows Network file systems and Printers from Linux
I have installed Suse Linux 8.0 in my desktop. In our organization there are no other Linux machines and all network printers and file servers are connected and based on Windows. How can I access printers in the network and access the windows network file system? I couldn't find any details in any of my searches in the manuals, how-to-files and linux lists. There are a lot of discussion on how to configure a linux machine as server and how to access it from a windows machine, etc but not vice versa. Thanks in advance for the help. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
Hi Have a look at software like: xmbrowser linneigborhood and try in konqueror address: smb://win_computer_ip/ (<- this one I like) Also there is smbmount-command, that allows You to mount samba (windows) share, so that it lives virtually in one of Your HD-directories. You can set up a samba-printer with yast2, You just need to know the IP and printer name.... Jaska.
How can I access printers in the network and access the windows network file system? I couldn't find any details in
You can set up a samba-printer with yast2, You just need to know the IP and printer name....
My printer resides on a windows '98 machine. Sofar Yast2 has been unable to help me get it to work. On the other hand: sharing a printer between two windows '98 machines is also a pain to get to work. Something about encrypted passwords and such. Does anyone know how to get Linux to print on a printer connected to a windows '98 machine? Regards, Pieter Hulshoff
On Wednesday 18 September 2002 08:23, Pieter Hulshoff wrote:
You can set up a samba-printer with yast2, You just need to know the IP and printer name....
My printer resides on a windows '98 machine. Sofar Yast2 has been unable to help me get it to work. On the other hand: sharing a printer between two windows '98 machines is also a pain to get to work. Something about encrypted passwords and such. Does anyone know how to get Linux to print on a printer connected to a windows '98 machine?
Pieter, have you check your connection: ping host_ip if it works try: smbclient -L host_name to get access to shared resources on the remote host Regards, -- Emcek emcek@poczta.onet.pl
On Tuesday 17 September 2002 21:59, Joy M. P. wrote:
I have installed Suse Linux 8.0 in my desktop. In our organization there are no other Linux machines and all network printers and file servers are connected and based on Windows. How can I access printers in the network and access the windows network file system? I couldn't find any details in any of my searches in the manuals, how-to-files and linux lists. There are a lot of discussion on how to configure a linux machine as server and how to access it from a windows machine, etc but not vice versa. Thanks in advance for the help.
samba-client is your friend!!! man smbmount read docs in /usr/share/doc/packages/samba 1. to access to win printers you should configure new printer in yast2 (hardware/edit printers) and choose Samba/Windows printer 2. to mount win shared folders you should (a) use LinNeighborhood package or (b) use directly smbmount I use such a script to mount my network folder (remember about rights to mount smb file system) #! /bin/bash # the line(s) bellow must be in one line in script smbmount //AMOR/Files /mnt/AMOR/Files -o credentials=/usr/local/etc/pass.amor,uid=emcek,gid=users,fmask=644,dmask=755,iocharset=iso8859-2,codepage=cp852 Regards, -- Emcek emcek@poczta.onet.pl
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