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Title: Acer One Laptop problems
Post by: JonArgraig on 02 November 2008, 16:36:21

Afternoon Chaps...

I've a One running a lite version of linux - I need to map a drive or use the LAN to connect to my Window's XP based PC that has my media files on - either to copy them over or stream them...

Any one any Idea's ?

Title: Re: Acer One Laptop problems
Post by: PaulW on 02 November 2008, 16:43:12

You want to share a folder from Linux to Windows, or Windows to Linux?

Either way, you want to look at Samba/CIFS.  That will allow both mapping a current Windows share on your Linux box, or sharing a folder on your Linux box to a Windows Network, aswell as domain authentication and such (if required)

Title: Re: Acer One Laptop problems
Post by: TheBoy on 02 November 2008, 16:44:08

look up samba etc.

Title: Re: Acer One Laptop problems
Post by: PaulW on 02 November 2008, 16:47:13

tbh though, the Acer One should already have SMB/CIFS support built in, so its really just a case of browsing to the Windows machine (if public) in whatever file navigation program it uses (you may need to go via IP)

Nautilus goes in via smb:///machine in the address bar.

Title: Re: Acer One Laptop problems
Post by: JonArgraig on 02 November 2008, 16:49:29

I work in IT and thats gone over my head :)

One of the techy can make it dual boot for me and and I'll pretend I never asked about linux :)