samba is connecting through nautilus or konqueror, but not through shell

babu198649 · 07-20-2008, 06:06 AM

hi
i can connect to windows network using nautilus or konqueror,by typing
smb://192.168.1.5 in the location field of nautilus or konqueror.

i could not connect through shell.i get the following error.

[babu@localhost metafiles]$ smbclient //192.168.1.5/
Password:
Domain=[SWT2] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]
tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME

how to connect to windows through shell.

ddaemonunics · 07-20-2008, 08:00 AM

try providing a full path..somthing like //192.168.1.5/docs

where docs is a share name