Connect from Linux to Vista

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David Sherman

Has anyone gotten connected from a Linux Distrubution to a Vista
shared folder?

I can start the connection but my use name and password is not
accepted.

thanks
 
Has anyone gotten connected from a Linux Distrubution to a Vista
shared folder?

I can start the connection but my use name and password is not
accepted.

thanks
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Using Samba? Added your Vista User / Password to Samba Server

In Linux as root

smb passwd -a <username>

Jonah
 
You might have better results asking in the
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
newsgroup.
 
With the later versions of Linux, like Suse 10.1, Knoppix, Ubuntu, all
you have to do is open up a browser, and type
smb:://ipdrress/shares.
This disributions automatically all the network shares whether domain
or workgroup.
 
With the later versions of Linux, like Suse 10.1, Knoppix, Ubuntu, all
you have to do is open up a browser, and type
smb:://ipdrress/shares.
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Yeah OK still on 10.0 but I will have a go at it tomorrow.
This disributions automatically all the network shares whether domain
or workgroup.
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Or not obviously 8-)

Jonah
 
I posted the question there earlier. Noone there had an answer.
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David I have been trying to get from Suse 10 to Vista all night, can't
authenticate and log in, had some trouble getting windows machines to
read / write to Vista also but fixed it now. No problem from Vista
connecting to XP boxes and Linux.

The Vista networking system seems very convoluted and a bit confusing,
I can't even get a folder to show up as shared in Vista even though it
comes up on network pooters as a shared folder so I am going to leave
this alone till my head stops hurting and have another look. I have
done a lot of previous fiddling about in Vista so maybe I did some
damage, dunno right now.

If you do figure out how to get Linux to connect to Vista via Samba in
the meantime let me know.

(e-mail address removed)

ta

Jonah
 
Maybe over the weekend, iI will try again.

I can connect to XP, and Small business server 2003 with no problem.
 
Maybe over the weekend, iI will try again.

I can connect to XP, and Small business server 2003 with no problem.
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Thanks David, I am pretty sure its a Vista Problem not a Samba
problem. Went through the smb.conf file and manually added network
pooter ips just to be sure, password file present and correct all
looks fine with Samba.

Stuck now.

Jonah
 
It appears to be a joint problem.

I looked here:
http://port25.technet.com/ no help.
and here:
http://slashdot.org/

I saw a posting the someone stated that Vista breaks Samba.

I also saw a post the Samab has a problem with Vista. It may be fixed
after the current developement work on the latest Samba is fixed.

I also asked a friend who works at Novell if he knew the answer.
 
It appears to be a joint problem.

I looked here:
http://port25.technet.com/ no help.
and here:
http://slashdot.org/

I saw a posting the someone stated that Vista breaks Samba.

I also saw a post the Samab has a problem with Vista. It may be fixed
after the current developement work on the latest Samba is fixed.

I also asked a friend who works at Novell if he knew the answer.
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K David I will keep an eye on Samba updates.

Thanks for the info

Jonah
 
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