linux on win network question

wakandem

I have been playing with ubuntu on an old pc, just to learn it a little & see what is like. The install was great, even installed my wireless usb dongle. just think if the xp install could do that.

I can see the other pc's on the network all xp systems and can also acsess the shared folders & internet, but the win pc's can't see the ubuntu box. Does any one know a way round this. I have looked on the ubuntu guide, but not really sure if I am looking in the correct area

Blacksheep1979

have a look at samba - and if installing it use swat as well as this will make the settup easier.

kingmonkey

Have you set up shares at:

System > Admin > Shared folders

wakandem

Thanks for that. I can now see the linux box on the network & have set the home folder to share on the network. When I try and get in there it asks for a user & pass. I input the main user and pass but nothing haqppens. Is it because the user is already logged on to the pc?

wolfman

I always setup Samba via command line. It sounds like you have enabled anonymous access, which I guess you're trying to do.

Open a Terminal window and type

sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

If you look to the bottom of the file you should have a number of sections like:

[Music]
path = /media/Storage/Music
read only = yes
guest ok = yes
writable = no
browsable = yes

The bracket part, ie [Music] is the name of the share as it'll appear when going on the shared pc. I then use the above settings to get anonymous access to work.

Also the below command is quite helpful when checking out the status of your Samba shares:

testparm

Oh and finally for restarting Samba once you've made any changes

sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart

To allow your account to access it, ie via entering a password you'll need to setup the Samba user

sudo smbpasswd -L -a robert

sudo smbpasswd -L -e robert

Change "robert" for whatever the user name of your account is. Upon running each one it'll ask for a password. I tend to use my system account for this to stop problems.

wakandem

cheers wolfman, it all works now - tnx