Re: With netbios over tcp disfunctional whats left?

Harry Putnam wrote:

> Harry Putnam <reader@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> I've been having a continueing get full use out of winxp `computer
>> browser' service using netbios of tcp. Its come to a point where
>> solving seems harder than a full reformat and reinstall.
>
> Egad... lets try that again in english:
>
> I've been having a continuing problem getting full use out of winxp's
> `computer browser' service using `netbios over tcp. Its come to a
> point where solving that problem seem harder than a full reformat and
> reinstall.
>
>> Anyone interested in the problem can view quite a lengthy thread here
>> under
>> `Subject: Problem viewing folder and files over tcp/netbui'

(snippage)

I actually read through this long post twice and still don't know what
you want. I remember you had a long thread in the networking group but
not the details, and I'm sorry but I don't want to go searching it out.

What are you asking? How to access computers on a network but not
through Network Places? In case you didn't already get this info, just:

1. Make a folder on your Desktop and call it something like "Network".
Double-click this to have it open (not full screen).

2. Use the Search feature and search for computers on the network. Put
in the name or IP address of the computer you are looking for. After it
is found (it takes a little while), right-click on it and drag to the
open Network folder you just made. Release the right mouse button and
choose "Create shortcut here".

Do #2 for each computer where you want a shortcut. You can remove the
Network Places icon from your desktop by using the "Customize Desktop"
button found in the Display applet. Just use the shortcuts you made
instead.

BTW, KDE does not "speak SMB natively". You have to be running Samba
since SMB is a Windows protocol. For Linux filesystem sharing between
computers, we use NFS - which you also have to set up.

Malke
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