If i try to, for example, upload a file to google images, i can’t find a way to do it from a network folder. Only for local files.
The problem relies on the*** open dialog*** that does not show network places. Even if i try to set the path manually i can’t access any network folders.
Which version of that do you use, and which browser version?
What are the permissions of the mount point? Maybe those are too restrictive?
It does not happen just with the browser, but with most applications (Firefox, Falkon, Krita, Calligra, etc). However, with Dolphin or Libreoffice i am able to navigate to remote folders read and write with no problem, so i don’t believe it’s permissions problem.
It’s a shot in the dark, but can you check if package gvfs-backend-samba is installed? Gtk-based programs like Firefox may need it to resolve file paths beginning with »smb://…«.
(My favorite way is selecting packages for installation in YaST’s software management module — YaST has a way of presenting dependency information that lets me learn about those dependencies incrementally over time.)
It’s my experience that no one should ever use a “not LAN” protocol to access anything on the Internet… protocols like samba, file, etc.
The only protocols you should use would be http(s), ftp(s). That’s it besides close derivations like sftp. Other options could be to tunnel a protocol like using stunnel.
So, wondering what guide or reference you’re using to set up what looks like your file manager (Dolphin?) to access an Internet resource (google images in this case). If a reference exists (likely) then if you construct your connection string passing your client credentials, there shouldn’t be any issue.