Access windows shares from Linux

crossconnects · 04-10-2004, 09:04 PM

I'm not exactly a n00b at linux, but i'm missing something simple on this one.

when i try to access windows XP shares from my linux box, it requests a username and password, but the shares are not password protected.

explorer · 04-10-2004, 09:32 PM

how are you trying to connect, try smbcleint //winxp_pc/sharename -o username=username,password=password, etc... ?

jchinte · 04-23-2004, 03:07 AM

hey dude

i just had this problem myself.

my workaround was to give "guest" permission to the share, and then have the username=guest,password= [blank]

that worked for me

WhatsHisName · 04-23-2004, 09:52 AM

The easiest and most secure thing to do is to create a user account with appropriate privileges on the WinXP box and to make the connection using that name and password. Think of it as Samba in reverse. I don’t like leaving anonymous holes in XP boxes. They have enough problems to begin with.

crossconnects · 04-23-2004, 04:22 PM

i was trying to use gnomba, which for some reason wouldn't connect. When i used the command line, everything worked. I still don't know why gnomba doesn't work.