seeing a windows network share folder

hi,

I have a Linux AA1 and a Windows XP Desktop PC.
I want to create a (permanent) network share folder between them.
I saw this article http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/09/05/ten_aspire_one_tips/page4.html and have hit problems.

Firstly, I add a password to my Windows user.
Then I create a folder on my Windows PC, C:\netShare and set it for sharing.
I add my AA1's IP address to the Trusted Zone of my firewall.

Next, on my AA1, I type

[user@localhost home]$ pwd
/mnt/home
[user@localhost home]$ sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.x.x/netShare /mnt/home/netShare -o username=xxx,password=xxx
mount error 2 = No such file or directory
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs) :?:

What is it complaining about?
Can anyone assist?

Cheers!

 

did you create the directory

/mnt/home/netShare

as root user beforehand ?

 

I probably created the folder as my normal user but I've now deleted it and done,

sudo mkdir netShare

and I am still getting the same error.
Is it saying the windows or linux file/directory cannot be found?

Is there any way to debug the problem? I can ping the windows IP address OK.

smbclient -L 192.168.2.3
session request to 192.168.2.3 failed (Called name not present)
session request to 192 failed (Called name not present)
session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)

 

I tried d3lphin but got "malformed URL".
So I tried smb4k.
If I search for the windows ip address, I get the workgroup name but when i try to expand it it says,
Error - Smb4K
The list of servers could not be retrieved.
Could not connect to server <SERVERNAME>
Connection failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME

Has anyone else ever experienced this?
Is it worth me trying konqueror as well?

 

Hi shanz

I tried no end of ways to connect Linpus to my XP machine and all failed. I have Ubuntu that I boot from a USB stick, first time I tried and it connected. When I say tried I mean I clicked on the option "Network" and there was my "Mshome" and the share files I had set up on the XP. Not a lot of effort.
The nearest I came to this on Linpus was with Dolphin where I could see Mshome and all the folders/files but I could not open any.
I then installed Konqueror or Kdebase and though at first, I saw more a web browser, I was soon able to put an icon on my desktop that gave me access to the Konqurer file manager and clicking on Network/Remote Places there was my Mshome and just like Ubuntu I was into my XP shares.
If you download it select "GO" in the top line and you will see the file manager and more importantly "Network Folders". Select that and you should see "Samba Shares" , again click and you get your XP "Workgroup Name" and on you go.

I hope it works as easily for you as it did for me.
Best wishes

 

I think I've got it working.
I haven't tested the shared folder much yet in that I haven't tried to create a file on the AA1 and view it on the Windows XP PC.
However, at least I can see the folder and the files in it (from XP). The horrible error message,
mount error 2 = No such file or directory
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs)
no longer occurs.
The answer was blindingly obvious but I just hadn't seen it there right under my nose.
I needed to tick the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks on my Wireless Network Connection Properties on Windows XP (see piccy).
At last!!!
Hopefully this might help someone else stupid enough to encounter the same problem.

 

Just wanted to endorse what Solpuerto says....go for Konqueror or Kdebase ......they work!!!

I now have no problem access windows shares on my network. Thanks very much mate.


David.