It explains a lot.
BUT, I do not use nautilus. Im using Dolphin.
Thoughts?
Would it be possible to CALL you?
Although "Workgroup" is visible. The shares are not... THEY ARE from a
windows machine.
On 08/21/2013 07:37 PM, James Dugger wrote:
Wayne,
Sorry for the confusion. Based on your description, If I understand
you the Linux box is your client (not a samba server) and the WD N750
router is acting as a NAS (Network Sttached Storage) device, by virtue
of the connected usb drives.
First, if the above is correct than your Linux box does not need to be
configured as a Samba server. Samba installs with (amoung other more
things) to basic features a samba-server and a samba-client. Since
you are not maintaining files and folders on your Linux box that thw
Windows machine needs to access then you do not need the server
portion of samba running and configured in you Linux box. The purpose
of the smb.conf file is to configure the Linux box as a server. Since
you are not serving files from this compture the smb.conf is doing
nothing. It has no bearing or ability to configure the router.
Every major Linux distribution's file management application (for
Ubuntu pre 13.04) This is Nautilus and Network Manager comes with
Samba-client functionality builtin into their applications. Because
of this Nautilus can see Windows (and other) Shares residing on
computers it can see on your network.
What this all means is that your router is controlling the share
accessibility not the Linux box. The accessiblity to shares on the
router must be set up there not with Samba.
If you can see the external drive shares from your Linux boxes file
manager (Nautilus or other) and you are prompted for a password then
Based on the WD N750 manual if you setup usernane and password for
your external storage shared access (on the router), you would enter
this when prompted. If you did not set up userame and password than
the manual says to enter "guest".
I hope this is helpful. Let me know if it doesn't work or there are
more questions.
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