network windows drives

xviddivxoggmp3 · 04-07-2004, 02:19 PM

how can i map the network, and mount the drives for file sharing.
I'm looking for directions on fat 16, fat 32, and ntfs.
the outside network is basically a cloud.
is there a linux tool native to slackware that will allow me to do this?
Is samba required for this?
I just found this thread.
The technique in this thread does not work.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...+network+drive

trey85stang · 04-07-2004, 04:23 PM

what happen when you try and mount the share as described in the link you posted?

xviddivxoggmp3 · 04-07-2004, 06:59 PM

Code:

mkdir /root/netdrive1
mount -t smbfs -o username=student //123.456.123.456/target$ /root/netdrive1

above are the steps i took

i replaced smbfs with fat and ntfs, but neither three of those are correct. when smbfs is ran it states the the samba software is not installed. when the fat option is used, it says my kernal does not support fat, and i forgot what the ntfs says. I unfortunately am no longer infront of my linux box. Is samba manditory? can i use the fat or ntfs options? does fat work for fat16 and fat32?

MS3FGX · 04-07-2004, 10:57 PM

You have to have SAMBA installed to mount Windows shares (though smbfs support can also be compiled into the kernel).

When SAMBA is installed, then you would use "-t smbfs" to mount the share.