How to connect from WinXP to a Linux Samba Server?

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Ken Philips

I want to access a shared directory on a Linux system which runs Samba.

How do I access from WinXP this remote shared directory (say \usr\local\home\log) ?
login and password is available.

Is administration work on the remote (Linux) site necessary?

Ken
 
Ken said:
How do I access from WinXP this remote shared directory (say \usr\local\home\log) ?
login and password is available.
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I use:

net use l: \\server.ip.name\alias /USER:swifty password
Is administration work on the remote (Linux) site necessary?
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In my case, yes, on two counts:

1. The creation of the alias, although you can probably use a path.
2. "net use" will send your password effectively in clear over the
network. So my helpful admin created me a userid/password pair for use
with the specific alias. My ID/password can still be stolen, but the
thief gets access only to this alias, and not my logon details.
 
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