Networking with Debian and Windows

[mike_w]

Yes, it's me again

At the moment, I'm trying to network Debian and Windows, and so far I can access my Debian PC from Windows. So:

1. How can I access Windows from my Debian PC?

2. I know I can't write onto my Windows PC from Debian (due to NTFS being used), but can my Windows PC write onto my Debian hard drive?

Thanks

Mike

[njm106]

1. To 'access' a windows machine and by that I presume you mean access the files not remote logins you would need to have the Samba clients installed on debian, if you have Gnome or KDE loaded there is IIRC a network browser icon you can click on which should locate Windows shares.

2. Yes it can through a Samba server, go to www.samba.org for details if you have any specific problems getting it to work I shall try and help you out.

[mike_w]

Sorry, forgot to mention I was using Samba. I've installed Samba, and used SWAT to configure it so that Windows can login to the Debian PC. However, when I try to mount to the Windows PC from the Debian PC, I get this:

2523: session setup failed: ERRDOS - ERRnoaccess (Access denied.)
SMB connection failed.

Thanks

Mike

[njm106]

what are you typing in to connect to the Windows PC?

[mike_w]

mount -t smbfs //[computer name]/[shared directory] /mnt/windows

[directhex]

try adding -o username=foo,password=bar

or write username=foo and password=bar into a text file, and use -o credentials=/path/to/that/file

sounds like a login failure to me, is all. you can enable anonymous logins in windows by going into the properties for the network connection, it's somewhere around there (authinticate unknown stuff as guest tickbox)

[mike_w]

Thanks directhex (again!), that got it working - I tried it before using username= and password=, but I didn't use -o. I assume that if I add this into fstab, I only need to type in 'mount /mnt/windows'?

[mike_w]

I managed to configure fstab correctly - however, now I can't seem to copy my files - when I try copying, some files can't be read. Any ideas?

Thanks

Mike

[njm106]

can you browse /mnt/windows and read files fine?

what does it say when you try and write to it?

[directhex]

I managed to configure fstab correctly - however, now I can't seem to copy my files - when I try copying, some files can't be read. Any ideas?

Thanks

Mike

security settings of some sort at the remote end?

or perhaps locally. do ls -l in the mounted folder to see the permissons it's virtually set. you can change them with -o again (i think dmask, fmask, or umask will apply)

[mike_w]

I can read (i.e. copy) most files from the mount fine - it's just a few that won't budge!

I've logged into the Windows machine as admin, and the problem is still there even if I log in as root and try copying.

[njm106]

It sounds like a permissions issue, like directhex said type ls -l on the linux box while your in a directory with a file you cant copy and let us know what it says next to that file.

Also check that the Windows username you are using when you mount the share has permission to access the file on the Windows box.

[mike_w]

The Windows username is administrator, so it should be able to access everything!

As root, shouldn't I have all the permissions I should need to access the file(s)?

[njm106]

on the local machine certainly but maybe not on the network share, have you tried typing in ls -l on the linux machine yet in one of the effect areas of the network share?

[mike_w]

All the files have the permissions -rwxr--r--.

[ikonia]

what is the exact error when you try to copy them ?

does it say "can't read" ?