Re: [vox-tech] samba question
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Re: [vox-tech] samba question
> On Wed, 27 Sep 2000, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
>
> > 1. i'm trying to share a linux printer with windows. the SMB howto is
> > pretty silent on what to do on the windows side. i assume i double click
> >
> > control panel | printers | add new printers | networked printer
> > | browse | satan
> >
> > i see satan on the list of networked computers, but when i try to double
> > click it, it asks for a password. i use the password for p (p exists on
> > both satan and navalle and has the same password), but it complains about a
> > bad password.
>
> Those are the right steps. The password problem sounds like the problem
> Eric was having before.
those messages weren't archived yet. :( eric, if you're reading this, can
you forward me the replies?
btw, vox-tech is now archived not once, not twice, but thrice.
i'm bringing this up at the officer's meeting. i have a feeling this is a
very easily fixed problem.
> > 2. smbclient is a kind of ftp interface, which is nice, but is it possible
> > to actually _mount_ a windows share on satan?
>
> Use 'smbmount'. I've seen two versions (one is probably a wrapper for the
> other). The "easier" version works just like 'mount'. The
> "harder" version is really weird... check the man.
yup, you're correct, it is a wrapper because of changes within the 2.0 and
2.2 kernels. it works like a charm.
in fact, there's even a -t smbfs switch to mount! i will take this to mean
that i can include windows shares in /etc/fstab. woo hoo!!
> > 3. having to type "smbclient \\\\navalle\\C" is just plain silly. there's
> > GOT to be a more aesthetically pleasing way of doing this. are there any
> > higher level samba clients to replace smbclient?
>
> Use forward slashes instead of the backward. That way, you don't have to
> escape to type the backslashes:
>
> smbclient //navalle/C
i've fired off a letter to the SMB howto maintainer about this. :)
thanks mark!
pete
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