I have a computer with XP on it and I'm trying to connect to a computer in the network with Fedora 10 on it.

I can "map" from the Fedora computer to the XP.
Internet works on the Fedora computer.
The Fedora computer can be Pinged sucessfully and can Ping sucessfully
The connection is through an ethernet wire.

thanks in advance

Which is the client and which is the server?

Are you trying to access files stored on the XP machine, or files stored on the Fedora machine?

trying to access files on the Fedora machine

You need to share out the directory then mount it on Linux.

The following has steps on how to mount on Linux:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to...der-linux.html

Does the computer with Fedora 10 have samba running?

start > run > "\\(fedora computer's IP)" <--- what happens when you do that?

when i try the code:

mount -t cifs //ntserver/download -o username=Myusername,password=************ /mnt/ntserver
i get:

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on //ntserver/download,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
(for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might
need a /sbin/mount.<type> helper program)
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so

and if I run :

mount -t smbfs -o username=Myusername,password=****************** //ntserver/
i get:

mount: unknown filesystem type 'smbfs'

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yes i have Samba

nothing happens when i run "\\192.168.xxx.xxx"

As suggested by AboveTheLogic, check to make sure samba's running on the Fedora box: open up a terminal, typeYou should see something like:If it's not, you need to enable samba, then create a share, then try mapping the drive from Windows as suggested by AboveTheLogic (start > run > \\fedora_ip > enter).

This site seems to give pretty straightforward instructions on setting up sambda on Fedora: http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/sambaserver.shtml. Start from step 3, I think. For more detail, see http://www.fedoraguide.info/index.ph...amba_Server.29.

This site is rather helpful for getting answers and learning how to get them later:
http://lmgtfy.com/

After I setup Samba and ran:

ps -ef | grep smbd
I got:

root 2892 2858 0 14:24 pts/0 00:00:00 grep smbd


then I ran

start > run > \\192.168.xxx.xxx > enter
and got:

\\192.168.xxx.xxx

Network Path Was Not Found

At this point, samba wasn't running (smbd is the process you're looking for). So, you need to start the Samba service.

i ran the code at:

http://www.fedoraguide.info/index.ph...amba_Server.29

and can now connect to the Fedora computer but now when I try to view the mapped network, i get an error saying:

Z:\ is not Accessable.

Access Denied

Are you trying to share the drives such that you will need to supply a user name and password to access them, or do you want to just be able to see and copy the files (like Windows XP does by default)?

What do you mean by "can now connect to the Fedora computer"? In what way can you connect?

"Z: is not accessible"

Just to be sure your clear on this - The share has to come from the server that owns the drive. If Z: on your XP workstation is actually a mount from another system then you can't share it from your workstation - it has to be shared from that other system (and already is or you wouldn't be able to mount it from XP).

If this is the case you need to determine the server and path that is mounted as Z: on your XP workstation and use that server and path in your mount for Linux.

i need to be able to add, edit and delete files from the Fedora computer while on the XP computer.

I can go into the windows map network drive,
select a drive letter,
type in \\192.168.xxx.xxx\username
type in a username and password
and connect to the Fedora computer.

the icon and name of the drive are displayed in My Computer on the XP computer but do not allow access...

Have you enabled permissions to users and/or groups in your samba.conf file?

Does the user you are using in windows also exist on the linux box? That makes things easier usually.