Windows XP/Ubuntu Linux Networking Help

raptorman

I want to share files between my Windows XP machine
and my Ubuntu linux machine but am having trouble
setting up a network.

Both machines connect to the net via a Netgear wireless
router, the XP machine is wired to the router while the
Ubuntu box is connected via wifi dongle.

Any help appreciated.

Conor_3

If you're using Ubuntu 8.04, the windows network sharing browsing is broken in Nautilus. You can browse them but involves a lot of faffing about creating mount points etc etc.

To browse shares on the Linux box from XP, you need to have samba installed. After that, you need to create a log on for each person who you want to access the shared folders in Ubuntu. To do that, open a terminal and type smbpasswd -a <username> and after that you need to enter a password for them. When they log onto the shares, they'll need to use that user/pass.
In Ubuntu in Nautilus (Places - Computer etc) right click on a folder and select "share" and then follow the prompts.

TBH, it's been made overly complicated in Ubuntu 8.04 and you're best reading through the guide on https://www.ubuntuforums.org

Robin_T_Cox

You need to use Samba to set up your network. There's a how-to guide here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202605