If you know the IP and share, you can just type it manually in Windows.
IE: Open up explorer (right click start --> explore, in the address field
type \\ipaddress\share and that'll connect you to the share. You can map the
drive the same way without having to bother using network neighbourhood.
If you want to see a list of shares, just type \\ipaddress\ in the address
bar.
Cheers,
Gavin.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Smith" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: [RDD] Appliance Networking/Workgroup Question
Thanks Cowboy-I will have to dig into this a little deeper later, because
our group has about 100 computers, and no domain, so I have several
"workgroups", but the only time a windows machine can see any Rivendell
system is if its in the same workgroup as Rivendell.
Obviously we aren't using Rivendell for our automation systems *yet*, but
its a long term goal of mine.
I apologize to the group for flooding the list with lots of questions
lately. When you are used to doing things "the windows way" for almost 20
years, its VERY hard to play "catch up".
I have only recently forced myself to personally abandon Windows almost
completely. [I'm convinced open source is the way of the future of
computing].
-Alan
On 4/24/2014 1:23 PM, Cowboy wrote:
On Thursday 24 April 2014 02:07:54 pm Alan Smith wrote:
Just wondering, why does a windows computer need to be in the
"rivendell" workgroup to see it?
Short answer: It doesn't.
I know there is some mis-information out there that suggests that you
always have to be in the same workgroup, but I know that isn't true...
Slightly longer answer :
The concept of a windows "workgroup" is basically to tell *that*
machine
to hide other machines not claiming to be in that workgroup from the
user
because this user is much too stupid to know what he's looking at.
If you think of windows as a glorified video game, it all makes sense.
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