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Old 08-25-2004, 02:34 PM   #1
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Map network drives


Can i map network drives in linux???
in order to read and write files
 
Old 08-25-2004, 02:41 PM   #2
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if you are speaking about windows shares, use smbmount for it.
 
Old 08-25-2004, 02:54 PM   #3
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the server is rh and the worksatations are suse
 
Old 08-25-2004, 06:05 PM   #4
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can i map drives with this?
 
Old 08-25-2004, 06:38 PM   #5
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You can use NFS or Samba to mount remote filesystems ("mapping a network drive" is a Windows term). If both the server and client are Unix based OSes, I'd suggest using NFS, since IMO it's a bit easier to get going. You can google for "NFS tutorial" or something similar to get started.
 
  


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