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i am running freebsd 4.6.2 i am using this command to mount a windows share from windows xp mount_smbfs //user@server/share_name /path/to/mount_point and everytime i get this message mount_smbfs: can't get server address: ssyerr = operation timed out i have also tried this command mount -t smbfs //user@server/share_name /path/to/mount_point and get the same message can any one give me some

Hi I am a new bee to Linux in general. Please accept my apologies if the question is not appropriate. I have a LAN with 2 computers: One is CentOS and one is Windows XP. I am trying to transfer file between 2 computers using LAN. Can you please tell me how to do it? I have tried Samba from the Applications menu. Add a directory in there. Set it to Read only and Allow access to everyone. I

I had been running Samba to share my HP printer among my Windows XP clients. When I upgraded to 3.0.4, I can no longer print. When I start the print job in Windows XP, the printer lights blinks for a few seconds, and then stops. No pages come out. The print job is shown as complete in the CUPS web intrface. Printing from the Linux box works just fine. I read the Samba pages concerning

...t for the Windows directory, e.g. /mnt/shared, > make it owned by yourself, group 'users' (chown ... chgrp as root) > 2. create a credentials file /home/yourname/.cred for your Windows login, > containing text (fill in correct text!) > username=yourwindowsloginname > password=windowspassword > > 3. add the following line (it's all one line) to the end of > the text file /etc/fstab (you'll need to be root): > //<Windows IP address>/shared /mnt/shared smb > rw,credentials=/home/yourname/.cred,gid=users,fmask=777,dmask=777 > > (Your system may allow you...