Access to network files under \\directory

Question

I was doing Start - Run - '\\myfiles' under Windows XP and had access to some file directories over my network.

I dont know how to do the same thing under Ubuntu.

Answer 1

Use smb:// instead of \\ in the nautilus address line.

You can specifiy a username and a password, too. Like that: smb://username:password@hostname/. If you don't, nautilus will automatically ask you for it.

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You can use all other supported protocols in the same way:

• smb://username:password@hostname/ for Samba
• ftp://username:password@hostname/ for FTP
• sftp://username:password@hostname/ for FTP over SSH (also ssh:// )
• dav://username:password@hostname/for WebDAV
• davs://username:password@hostname/ for encrypted WebDAV

Answer 2

In Nautilus (the file browser), you should be able to go to Network in the side pane. That should bring up a list of network resources the computer can see; myfiles should be listed there.