RichardKR Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Can't connect to my wife's Windows 7 computer. I've got her IP on our home network, is there any application where I can directly input it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlim Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Can't connect to my wife's Windows 7 computer. Where is the computer you are using located? (home network or remote location)It also helps if you mention what distro you are using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardKR Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Where is the computer you are using located? (home network or remote location)It also helps if you mention what distro you are using.Sorry, Linux Mint 10 32 bit. Her computer is 2 feet from mine - home network.She is 192.168.10.102Can you give me the easiest way to determine my IP in Linux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 If you are trying to use Samba to connect the Windows box there are a couple of things to consider. First, check the access permissions on the Windows side to see if the share is set for Everyone or a specific Windows user. If it's for a specific Windows user you will need to use the same name and password when prompted. It doesn't hurt to create a Samba user with those credentials. Samba users are separate from local Linux user accounts although you can make them identical, which is actually preferred, especially if you want write permissions to the Windows share if you ever decide to mount it into a local Linux directory. Make sure that you have the smbclient installed in your Linux distro as well as the nmb daemon.The latter helps in NetBIOS name resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardKR Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Got it fixed! nautilus smb://192.168.10.102Then bookmarked it! hehe, I love it.Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Nice that Samba was preinstalled/configured on LinuxMint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardKR Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Nice that Samba was preinstalled/configured on LinuxMint It wasn't. I installed it through Synaptic package manager. None of the Samba choices showed as installed.I think this is because I installed the CD version then after install clicked the Get DVD goodies link. It installed those goodies, but not Samba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 It wasn't. I installed it through Synaptic package manager. None of the Samba choices showed as installed.I think this is because I installed the CD version then after install clicked the Get DVD goodies link. It installed those goodies, but not Samba.Ah, ok. I did not realize how easy it was to setup Samba in Linux Mint. In most distro, you have to setup your /etc/samba/smb.conf and set it as a daemon, etc. Of course, I have not used Samba in a long time since all of my machines run Linux, so its nice to see it has gotten easier to setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardKR Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 (edited) Ah, ok. I did not realize how easy it was to setup Samba in Linux Mint. In most distro, you have to setup your /etc/samba/smb.conf and set it as a daemon, etc. Of course, I have not used Samba in a long time since all of my machines run Linux, so its nice to see it has gotten easier to setup.Now you're making me doubt myself. I didn't do anything but select Samba Client and it of course picked the dependent files. After installing it, I had no idea where it was, so I figured I had just put more junk on my HD. Then I ran across the command line I used above and poof! it worked. What went on behind the scenes was beyond my knowledge.Probably another case of being right for the wrong reason. Even a broken watch is right twice a day Edited January 17, 2011 by RichardKR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Well LinuxMint could have ran scripts after the SYnaptic installation to automatically configure Samba, but who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rons Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 "Even a broken watch is right twice a day"Unless it is a digital watch with a dead battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 "Even a broken watch is right twice a day"Unless it is a digital watch with a dead battery. Right!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burninbush Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 @ RichardKR ... you may need to do some setup [/etc/samba/smb.conf] when you try to access linux from win7, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardKR Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 @ RichardKR ... you may need to do some setup [/etc/samba/smb.conf] when you try to access linux from win7, though.Good point, but I doubt I'll move files that way. I don't allow other machines on the home network to access the "Big Machine".I'll start playing with that though. With one of my super complex passwords it will probably be OK.Thanks"Even a broken watch is right twice a day"Unless it is a digital watch with a dead battery. Wrong! Then it's a broken battery, not watch.OK, OK, I'm parsing beyond reason. You win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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