Samba - The bane of my existence (smb.conf)

[ChasM Marshall]

"Workgroup" is just a default Windows network name that harks back to the netbios days.
But because you are not SERVING Linux files you don't need SAMBA.

Ignore the bane.
If SAMBA  is requesting a password, it won't matter.
If the NAS box is requesting a password, something is weird.  You said it has no Win restrictions.

But:
Your NAS device must have a Linux device name.  
The Linux Network Manager can probably tell you the exact Linux device name of your connected NAS box.
Because it is a router, I think it is connected on the Linux device named "/dev/eth0".

Using the device name from the Linux box you can manually "mount" it onto the Linux file system.
In most Linux flavors, this can only be done by root (and root's system processes).
Some NetWork Managers can do this mount command for you.  
They can also make it auto-mount during every Linux startup.

AFTER the device is mounted, Dolphin can access Windows folders and files like normal.

Let us know if any of this info works for you.

Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 22:04:44 -0700
From: waydavis at centurylink.net
To: plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
Subject: Re: Samba - The bane of my existence (smb.conf)


  
    
  
  
     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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