accessing a windows share from redhat 9
 

Hi,

I'm new to Linux. I installed RedHat 9.0, got my nic working, internet works via a win2k server machine running M$ Internet Connection Sharing, it works fine :) Now this win2k server machine is also my file storage pc with a big hdd, and the folder all my mp3 files and movies are in is shared on that machine.

What is the easiest way to access this windows shared folder?? Do I need to d/l & install samba or does RH9.0 has standard solutions for this? Any help would be VERY welcome!

Greetz McAnic

If you aren't connecting to your Linux box from a Windows box, then you don't need the full Samba install. All you need to access a Windows box from Linux is the samba-client and prob'ly samba-common packages. There won't be any configuring involved.

To make it easier, you can then install LinNeighborhood to easily browse a Windows network.

RedHat 9.0 should come with the ability to do that right out of the box, just click on the redhat button and select Network Servers - worked fine on mine.

Mount network drive
 

Hi I found out - just clich the Redhat button and select Network Servers. Then it automatically shows the workgroup you are in and you can easily select the computer you want to connect to.

I selected my windows 2003 server :) and it asked for my username & password - first I made a mistake entering my password - after that it kept refusing me and said I had no access. When I rebooted it asked for my username & password again, now I made no mistake and it went *perfect*!

Now, how can I mount this network drive??? Is this possible? Or do I need samba or linneighborhood for this under Redhat 9.0?
I want the network drive to be mounted when I boot linux.

Which sub-menu is it under on yours? I don't seem to see it on mine.

type:


su

mkdir /mnt/windows

mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows

cd /mnt/windows

ls

:-)

Actually, that previous post won't work, I believe. Since you're wanting to mount a samba drive, you might have to use smbmount, or mount it using mount -t smbfs -- if someone has experience here, feel free to extend my comment. I just know that mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows will mount the first *local* harddrive, which isn't what we need to do.
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By the way, if you use mount -t smbfs '//hostname/sharedrivename' /mnt/windows (assuming you created /mnt/windows), that should work. Just sub in the Windows computer's host name and the name of the share drive.

sorry - it was meant as a way to access a partition on the same drive as linux. i didn't read the question right. my apologies if i my information caused any wasted time.

you can mount a samba share like this:

# mount -t smbfs -o username=yourwindowsusername,password=yourwindowspassword //machinename/Sharename /mountpoint

I have been using the Network Servers option in redhat 9 also, but have trouble with it finding my network 100% of the time. Half the time it is opened it just sits there rather than bringing up a list of avaliable machines, although they are present on the network. Anyone have any idea what would cause this intermitent issue? Thanks!

share your folder on windows and mount it on linux
 

Use this command

#mount -t cifs -o username=user,password=password //Windows_system_ip/folder /dir_on_linux_where_u_want_2_mount

try it ..!!

This thread is about as old as RH9 would have been :D