On Friday 01 September 2006 20:01, Paul Abrahams wrote:
I have a couple of directories set up to be visible to Windows via Samba. On the Windows machine, they initially show up in the Network Drives as "Disconnected Network Drive" (under "My Computer"). (The Linux machine is booted first.) Most programs then have difficulty accessing the contents of these drives. However, if I open one of these drives under "My Computer", it is no longer disconnected and the Windows programs can access its contents just fine.
Much as I'd like to say that it's all Windows's fault (being a Linux lover, of course), I can't with confidence say that. It may be some Samba weirdness. I don't know how to determine on which side of the divide the fault lies -- whether it's at bottom a Windows problem or a Linux/Samba problem.
Ideas?
Paul
Hi Paul, I've seen this type of behavior from Windows XP in the past on a "all Windows" network. I do not think Samba is at fault in this. I am not exactly sure what the cause of the problem is, but I suspect it lies within the application in question. Jesse