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Old 01-11-2011, 08:05 PM   #1
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Browsing Ubuntu 10.10 shared files from OSX snowleopard


I can't believe this isn't a very popular topic but there are not very many Google hits on this topic...

I have a desktop running Ubuntu 10.10 and several terabytes of files on it. In Windows all I have to do is enable sharing and my Mac will see the shared folders right away and I have no problem browsing them. I read somewhere that it was essentially the same process in Ubuntu which I followed but I am unable to browse. The desktop does show up in OSX but when I click on it from Finder (Path Finder actually) I get a message saying "The server "Foo" may not exist or it is unavailable at this time. Check the server name or IP address, check your network connection, and then try again."

If I select "Connect to Server" under the Go menu in finder and type in smb://ip-address then I get one step further. I am asked to log in and I just click on guest (my user name and password didn't work) and then I get a list of all the shared folders but when I click on one I get a message very similar to the one above but not identical.

Can anyone direct me to a good RECENT tutorial? Everything I have found is about 5 years old. Or has anyone had similar issues and solved them? This is the first time I have ever tried any kind of networking in Linux but I am thinking Ubuntu 10.10 may have some sort of software firewall enabled by default?
 
Old 01-11-2011, 10:06 PM   #2
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Well, how did you configure the Ubuntu machine? You need to setup the Samba server to share files and directories with Windows/Mac clients.
 
  


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