> Could you elaborate on how to connect to a windows machine using either > tool? > > From what I can see, samba client allows the specifying of the > workgroup, samba server the setting up of shares on the local machine > that can be connected to from other (windows) machines.
Ah, I see what you mean. Samba server is obviously the other direction than the one sought. You need Samba client to configure your local workgroup (this goes globally into cmb.conf which needs root priviledges to write). The SUSE manual (package suselinux-manual_en) has a whole chapter on samba, but the client config in there is non-existant. If you care, sock it to novell's bugzilla bugzilla.novell.com. On the desktop, click the Network Browsing icon (this needs the samba workgroup configured to find anything), or type remote:/ as method (= URL) into konqueror. This gives you two icons, "SMB Shares" seems to do a hunt around for anything on offer, and "Add a Network Folder" seems to be for those who have the specific details at hand. You'll also need to make sure your desktop's firewall doesn't block it. Default is block all incoming, that includes the samaba server of course. Yast->Security->Firewall, Allowed services from the list on the left, Service to Allow (select samba server), click add, then click through next until you get finish. That should do it, though I can't test, no Redmond stuff here. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
