My first reboot after installation occurred this morning; sill slow - but hey! 12.3 and the upgraded KDE looks promising!
Now, two hours later I am still struggling with trying to make a simple shared directory between my windows PC and my Linux computer. Still no luck.
I’ve tried:
Creating an entry in /etc/stab that reads as such: //192.168.1.91/palantir /home/palantir username=userforlinuxshare,password=currentstrongpwd,_netdiv 0 0
A reboot however, does not connect this directory to the shared directory on the windows computer. I realize a more permanent solution is necessary in case the computers end up with different ip addresses as we log them in and out of the system. Or, I could just force them to have fixed ip addresses at the router.
Anyway, this didn’t work as I received an error that said only root could mount the directory. I tried to mount, but got nowhere.
Then I tried the YAST2 configurator. However I am at a loss, as to where and WHAT I am supposed to type in there to get access to the windows homegroup. I’m still looking for documentation but come up dry thus far.
I’ve created a local windows8 user account with the same name as the one on the linux machine, created a network shared directory, but as of yet, the linux system sees nothing, and my win8 computer sees nothing.
Has anyone a suggestion on how to integrate this system into a home network? If my Sony Bravia television and my Roku can share files with the computer in my garage, I;m sure my Linux system should be able to do the same. I just haven’t figured it out yet.
You can also access the share without mounting it. Just type “\192.168.1.91” or “\HOSTNAME” into konqueror’s or dolphin’s address bar, as you would do in windows. Or enter “smb://192.168.1.91” resp. “smb://HOSTNAME” into Firefox’s address bar.
Then I tried the YAST2 configurator. However I am at a loss, as to where and WHAT I am supposed to type in there to get access to the windows homegroup. I’m still looking for documentation but come up dry thus far.
You don’t need YaST2 to access a share on different computer. That’s for setting up shares on your linux system. But this can be done easier in dolphin: just right click on the folder you want to share and select “Properties”. Switch to the tab called “Share”, activate “Share with Samba (Microsoft Windows)”. You could also activate “Allow guests” below that if you want to.
I realize this is an old thread, but most universities have a linux user group that get together and format computers etc.
Also, the more you work with linux, the more you learn. It’s a steep learning curve at times, but it all adds up, and if you stick with one distribution (SUSE is a good one), and keep on digging, then you’ll be slingin a pair of six-shooters in no time at all.