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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