openSUSE 12.1 - Mount a WinXP Pro Shared Folder

First, I got my laptop just to learn Linux, and openSUSE 12.1 is my latest (tried Ubuntu & Linux Mint 10), so bear with me :embarrassed:

OK, I found all sorts of references to how to do this via Google.

Problem all are unclear and some mistaken. They are making the assumption that users are familiar with Linux.

One article refers to packages that openSUSE does not have, SAMBA having a “Send NetBIOS Broadcasts,” and a file-system “smbfs.” All of these cause errors, like “smbfs” being unrecognized.

OK, exactly how do a get my openSUSE laptop to access my WinXP Pro shared folder (which is on my D: drive)? Step-by-step please (for the clueless).

A Wizard would be nice.

a very good tutorial on using samba can be found here: openSUSE SuSE Linux HOWTOs and Tutorials by Swerdna . Try to read the step by step instructions. Good luck!

I am confused by the title, so I ask: do you want to mount it like a shared drive is mounted in windows, or do you want to simply browse to it like you browse in windows network neighborhood? The answers are different, depending what you want.

Thanks. I see why the “good luck” comment.

OK, what’s the difference?

If I had to choose, I would like it to work just line Win Network Neighborhood.

When you “mount” a windows share in Linux, the files in the windows share appear in a directory in openSUSE at the address /path_to/mount_directory. With a “mount”, you do not use a network browser.

If I had to choose, I would like it to work just line Win Network Neighborhood.

You have a concurrent thread, here: Folder Sharing openSUSE 12.1

If you fix your Samba configuration file as I advised in that thread, then browsing to your win xp shared folder will be fine. The problem is your smb.conf file and I have already told you what to do about that. Fix that and network browsing will be fixed too.

That thread is about sharing an openSUSE share-folder with WinXP. SUSE-folder -> WinXP

If you fix your Samba configuration file as I advised in that thread, then browsing to your win xp shared folder will be fine. The problem is your smb.conf file and I have already told you what to do about that. Fix that and network browsing will be fixed too.

This tread is about sharing my WinXP share-folder with openSUSE. SUSE <- WinXP-folder

The best advice I can give you is to read again the last line of my last post.

Since I did fix my share-folder issue, this thread is moot :FIM:

But thanks to everyone.

Everyone is happy for you