Question:
Sharing files between Linux and Windows?
2007-12-22 03:56:25 UTC
My windows computers will acknowledge that the Linux computer exists, but won't see any shared files on same. I have one computer runing Vista, and one running XP. My linux is Ubuntu. Thoughts?
Six answers:
2007-12-22 03:59:46 UTC
You need to share folders. You use SAMBA for that. Don't know how UBuntu does it but that is what it will use.
mariz
2007-12-23 00:32:07 UTC
You can use Windows to copy files between computers that are connected to the same network. If both computers are not connected to the same network, you will not be able to follow these steps and will have to copy files using some sort of removable media that can be read by both computers.



You must know the name of the computer where you want to copy the files. If you don't know this name, ask someone who uses that computer, or go to the other computer yourself and look it up (if you need them, the steps for looking up a computer name are provided in the notes section later in this Help topic).



On the computer that contains the files you want to copy, click the Start button . In the Search box, type two backslashes (\\) followed by the name of the computer to which you want to copy the files (for example, \\mylaptop), and then press ENTER.



Open the folder on the other computer where you want to copy the files or folders.



Open the location on this computer that contains the file or folder you want to copy.



Drag the file or folder you want to copy to the location on the other computer.



Notes

If you are having trouble accessing the other computer or viewing folders on it, you might not have proper sharing permissions.



If you need to find out the name of your own computer, follow these steps:



open System.



Look for the name of your computer under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings.



since you are using vista, open your help and support and type this "Copy files to another computer"
Sp II Guzzi
2007-12-22 13:26:50 UTC
My thoughts? You need to get friendly with the Ubuntu forums. I am having the same issues. Have fun!
ranjith kumar shetty
2007-12-22 12:10:32 UTC
if u want to export files from ubuntu to windows.. then use explore2fs...

here's the link to Download it(size=335KB)

http://www.softlookup.com/display.asp?id=24929

We use it in our college , very simple to use..



if u want to use windows file system on ubuntu u need to mount the file system using command

mount /dev/sda4 D

where D is a directory u created before executing the command

and sda4 is windows directory(say D)
Jesus D
2007-12-22 12:00:14 UTC
you have to install CIFS client and CIFS server on your linux computer.



CIFS is the networking standard that Windows uses.



i dont remember the exact command for linux...

but it must be something like below to install client and server...



apt-get install cifs-client cifs-server
2007-12-22 12:06:22 UTC
http://screencasts.ubuntu.com/SAMBA_Filesharing


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