This thing is simple in windows but I dun know how to do that in Linux. In windows I simply connect both computer with LAN cable and wait for windows search for ip. When already got other computer IP then I click run and type //(ip address) and shared network folder on other computer appear. I just want to know how to do this on linux. One computer running WinXp and mine running Linux. When I connect both computer, kxdocker through xmount plugin show the other IP address on the dock. When I click on it message box appear said that "protocol not supported: lan". How can I connect? and how do I get my ip address so other computer user can browse my shared folders?
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well generally on Linux you can do it from console by doing a
sudo mount //<ip address>/<name of the mount> /mnt/<mount point>
and then just browsing through your mount point as if it where the share.
However in order to share files from your computer you must configure the samba service
At least under fedora it is:
Desktop-> System settings-> server settings -> samba
sudo mount //<ip address>/<name of the mount> /mnt/<mount point>
and then just browsing through your mount point as if it where the share.
However in order to share files from your computer you must configure the samba service
At least under fedora it is:
Desktop-> System settings-> server settings -> samba
Make sure you have samba installed. If it is,you should have a nice command called smbmount that you can use to mount the windows share. I think the syntax is...
smbmount //ipaddressofwindowsbox/sharename /mnt/point/on/linux/box -U username
The -U switch could be -u but I can't remember. You might have to use a username and password to access the share. If it's not right, just type man smbmount to get the syntax from the man page.
That is just another way of mounting a samba share. I use this method every time. Proto's way will work as well, however after the word mount I'd add in "-t smbfs" just to be sure that the mount command uses samba to mount it but that just me
Also in my experience, I can't get the mount command to work sometimes...not sure why
About the protocol not supported part...I'm not quite sure since I haven't used kxdocker or xmount before.
About getting your IP address...in Linux just run (if you are logged in as a normal user) sudo ifconfig. That will show you every active network interface on your machine and its IP address.
smbmount //ipaddressofwindowsbox/sharename /mnt/point/on/linux/box -U username
The -U switch could be -u but I can't remember. You might have to use a username and password to access the share. If it's not right, just type man smbmount to get the syntax from the man page.
That is just another way of mounting a samba share. I use this method every time. Proto's way will work as well, however after the word mount I'd add in "-t smbfs" just to be sure that the mount command uses samba to mount it but that just me
Also in my experience, I can't get the mount command to work sometimes...not sure why About the protocol not supported part...I'm not quite sure since I haven't used kxdocker or xmount before.
About getting your IP address...in Linux just run (if you are logged in as a normal user) sudo ifconfig. That will show you every active network interface on your machine and its IP address.
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