Hi all,

I have some issues in connecting linux 7.3 server and win-2000 clients.

I need to mount my c:\ drive on linux machine using samba server. I have installed the samba server and its working. But I am not able to mount the drive on linux. It gives me connection failed error.

I have typed the command like....

mount -t smpfs username=xyz, password=xyz //hostIp/shared directory name /mnt/mydir

It is asking me for passowrd after I type the command. But before it ask me for password it gives me error that connection failed with hostIP.

can any one tell me what is the problem ? Is it the smb.conf file error ? what I have to do to resolve ?

Thanks in advance,
Tejas.

PS. can anyone tell me what are the steps I have to follow in order to establish the connection using samba utility ?

what is smpfs?

also, is the entire C:\ drive being shared by Windows? I'm not so I could be wrong....but I THINK in order to mount a windows drive over the network, it has to be marked as shared. Atleast i know this is the case when using Network Neighborhood and such.

also, post smb.conf so that we can get a look at your setup, make sure you strip out any info you dont want us to know.

sorry, it was typo error, the command was smbfs not smpfs....

mount -t smbfs username=xyz, password=xyz //hostIp/shared directory name /mnt/mydir

Is that a right command ?

i have shared c: on my windows.... can you tell me what are the steps I have to follow in order to mount the windows drive on linux ?

I will post my smb.conf file on monday coz I don't have remote access.