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elsheepo 03-02-2009 02:43 PM
Linux equivalent to that of Windows's "My Network Places"?
 
Is there a Linux equivalent to Windows's "My Network Places"? Where one can view other machines connected to the local network, and access their "Shared" folders and files.
Been using Linux for a while now, but never figured that one out yet. Anyone know of anything like this?

XavierP 03-02-2009 02:45 PM
If you are using KDE, open Konqueror and look through the network shares. It also depends on the network, for instance if the rest of the network is Windows you'll need Samba.

elsheepo 03-02-2009 02:49 PM
mainly all linux machines here.

sircharles4848 03-02-2009 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by elsheepo (Post 3462763)
Is there a Linux equivalent to Windows's "My Network Places"? Where one can view other machines connected to the local network, and access their "Shared" folders and files.
Been using Linux for a while now, but never figured that one out yet. Anyone know of anything like this?
Using FC9 you can launch "nautilus", then click on computer, select places and then network. You will then be able to browse available networks. Hope this helps.

rjlee 03-02-2009 04:41 PM
This being Linux, you can also use the command-line.
Code:
smbtree
will list all available SMB (i.e. Windows networking) shares on the LAN.

You can get more information on a particular host from using:
Code:
smbclient -L //hostname


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