17.3. Connecting to a Samba Share
To connect to a Linux Samba share from a Microsoft Windows machine, use Network Neighborhood or the graphical file manager.
To connect to a Samba share from a Linux system, from a shell prompt, type the following command:
smbclient //hostname/sharename -U username |
Replace hostname with the hostname or IP
address of the Samba server you want to connect to,
sharename with the name of the shared
directory you want to browse, and username
with the Samba username for the system. Enter the correct password or
press
If you see the smb:\> prompt, you have successfully logged in. Once you are logged in, type help for a list of commands. If you wish to browse the contents of your home directory, replace sharename with your username. If the -U switch is not used, the username of the current user is passed to the Samba server.
To exit smbclient, type exit at the smb:\> prompt.
You can also use Nautilus to view available Samba shares on your network. Select Main Menu Button (on the Panel) => Network Servers to view a list of Samba workgroups on your network. You can also type smb: in the Location: bar of Nautilus to view the workgroups.
As shown in Figure 17-6, an icon appears for each available SMB workgroup on the network.
Double-click one of the workgroup icons to view a list of computers within the workgroup.
As you can see from Figure 17-7, there is an icon for each machine within the workgroup. Double-click on an icon to view the Samba shares on the machine. If a username and password combination is required, you are prompted for them.
Alternately, you can also specify a username and password combination in the Location: bar using the following syntax (replace user, password, servername, and sharename with the appropriate values):
smb://user:password@servername/sharename/ |