Windows can see Linux but ...

Kaiser_Sose · 01-31-2002, 12:37 AM

When searching for the Windows computer I cant see it using Nautlious

How do I correct this

acid_kewpie · 01-31-2002, 04:03 AM

presumably you are talking about samba. in which case you need LinNeighborhood if you want that naff network neighbourhood experience, but you should generally just mount the share, it's much easier

Kaiser_Sose · 01-31-2002, 03:08 PM

Yes, I am talking about Samba

How do I mount a windows folder so I can see it while sitting at the linux computer

Will I need nautilous or LinNeighborhood to view the windows folders

glock19 · 01-31-2002, 04:10 PM

I got LinNeighborhood working.

All it's doing is providing a graphical interface for the underlying smb commands.

If you just want to mount an NT share, you don't need it. You can just manually issue the mount command at the command shell.

Kaiser_Sose · 02-01-2002, 01:27 AM

So you are saying that seeing the windows folder from Nautilous is not a permanet thing but can be activated by mounting a folder on the windows machine with a command line on the linux computer

Then using Nautilous I will be able to see the windows folder

What is the command

glock19 · 02-01-2002, 11:14 AM

No you don't really need LinNeighborhood.

If you just manually mount the Windows share, from the Linux command line, then you can browse the mounted directories using your Linux filesystem browser.

The only thing LinNeighborhood does is provide a graphical way to "click a button" and mount and umount network shares.

Kaiser_Sose · 02-01-2002, 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by Kaiser_Sose

What is the command

What is the command

glock19 · 02-01-2002, 02:36 PM

I don't have it memorized. Someone else could probably walk you through the exact command to use.

To find out for yourself, read the manual

man smbmount

DavidPhillips · 02-01-2002, 09:41 PM

mkdir /lan
mkdir /lan/win2k

mount -t smbfs //win2k/pub /lan/win2k -o username=david,password=passwd

Kaiser_Sose · 02-01-2002, 10:57 PM

PHP Code:



[root@localhost root]# mount -t smbfs //Workgroup/Marc/d_drive 
Usage: mount -V                 : print version 
       mount -h                 : print this help 
       mount                    : list mounted filesystems 
       mount -l                 : idem, including volume labels 
So far the informational part. Next the mounting. 
The command is `mount [-t fstype] something somewhere'. 
Details found in /etc/fstab may be omitted. 
       mount -a [-t|-O] ...     : mount all stuff from /etc/fstab 
       mount device             : mount device at the known place 
       mount directory          : mount known device here 
       mount -t type dev dir    : ordinary mount command 
Note that one does not really mount a device, one mounts 
a filesystem (of the given type) found on the device. 
One can also mount an already visible directory tree elsewhere: 
       mount --bind olddir newdir 
A device can be given by name, say /dev/hda1 or /dev/cdrom, 
or by label, using  -L label  or by uuid, using  -U uuid . 
Other options: [-nfFrsvw] [-o options]. 
For many more details, say  man 8 mount . 
[root@localhost root]# service smb restart 
Shutting down SMB services:                                [  OK  ] 
Shutting down NMB services:                                [  OK  ] 
Starting SMB services:                                     [  OK  ] 
Starting NMB services:                                     [  OK  ]

I did this and I cant see anything in Nautilous. I looked all over the file system. Is there a certain place I should look.

Working backwards from the linux computer it goes localhost > (mygroup or workgroup) workgroup >Marc> c_drive, d_drive, etc

What am I doing wrong

DavidPhillips · 02-01-2002, 11:45 PM

ok let me break it down

-t smbfs = filesystem type to mount

//win2k = host machine name win2k
/pub = shared folder on host win2k
/lan/win2k = mount location on linux

-o = more mount options

Kaiser_Sose · 02-02-2002, 01:31 AM

Thanks much

Samba is working more or less

I can see the folders I want to see with Linneighborhood and Network Neighborhoos

I am now trying to configure the printing. The printer is on the Win 98 machine that I that I setup Samba to work with above for file sharing.

I can go into webmin and under Hardware > printer administrator > add a remote windows server printer with the ip of the windows machine. I get no errors when I save it in webmin

I go to the linux computer and I can see the printer there and when i click print in the program no errors occurr, it just does not print.

I go back to webmin and try to print a test page and I get an error

Code:

Printing test page with command lpr -Php bw.ps ..

Status Information:
 sending job 'root@localhost+381' to hp@localhost
 connecting to 'localhost', attempt 1
 cannot open connection to localhost - Connection timed out
Make sure LPD server is running on the server

.. command failed!

but lpd is running

Code:

[root@localhost src]# service lpd status
lpd (pid 8296) is running...

How can I setup my HP 1200 on my win 98 computer to print from the linux computer

DavidPhillips · 02-02-2002, 01:51 AM

make sure your /etc/printcap file is setup right