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Remotely control Ubuntu server from Ubuntu laptop over my phones wifi hotspot?
I need to be able to control my home Ubuntu server while im at work using my Ubuntu laptop over my phone's wifi hotspot. Speed isn't an issue, it's the same as my home DSL. Ive been using Chrome ...
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Sharing folders between Ubuntu(guest) and Windows 7 (host) using VirtualBox
I installed Ubuntu guest on a Windows 7 machine using VirtualBox. How can share folders between Ubuntu guest and Windows host? Thanks.
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stop pam_mount from issueing forceuid and forcegid (samba)
I got a problem mounting a samba share with /etc/security/pam_mount.conf.xml.
Client OS: Ubuntu 12.10 x64
When I manually mount it access right information (user/group/other) are displayed correctly ...
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Peer To Peer (P2P) Sync and Share Ubuntu
I want to Share files across my network and on remote sites, So i am looking for p2p Sync/sharing application. Just like Ubuntu One & Drop box , but it does not have p2p protocol.I want p2p ...
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1answer
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Permissions of mounted cifs share (Shared from FreeNAS)
I have a FreeNAS installation running under VirtualBox. When I try to mount one of my FreeNAS shares in Ubuntu 12.10, permissions on the share prevent me from entering the directory, listing or ...
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Accessing Plex and Transmission remotely
I have setup plex and transmission to be accessed through the webui. My question is how can I let friends access these features from an entirely separate location?
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Printer share keeps asking for password and I can't authenticate from any machine. Why?
Ubuntu 12.04 printer share keeps asking for password and I can't authenticate from any machine. Why??
We've installed it in two machine (to act as printer servers) and we get the same problem.
It ...
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How can I share NTFS drive between Ubuntu PC
I am just installing Ubuntu 12.04 in my office in two PC. Every PC have some NTFS formated drive. So I want to share them between these two PCs. Please help me regent if possible.
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12.10 cifs shares not mounting after modifying /etc/fstab
From Ubuntu 11.04 to 12.04 i've been able to mount my nas shares by first making directories in the /media folder, then :
sudo gedit /etc/fstab
to include the following line for each share I want ...
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How to Share DSL(PPPoE) Connection
How to Share DSL(PPPoE) Connection?
I'm Using Ubuntu 12.10 . I have a DSL internet connection (PPPoE). In our Local area network only one can be connected to the DSL connection at a same time. So I ...
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Auto-mount to windows share server
I'm trying to let Lubuntu auto-mount a Windows share server so I can explore it whenever. I know I can use Gigolo to auto-mount shares in the server, but I would like to mount the server itself (like ...
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Why the difference between Samba sharing inside Home folder and outside (eg: mounted device)
With Samba, when I share inside my home folder, I only need to right click the folder I want to share (Let's assume it is on the Desktop) and select Sharing Options, then just select the options I ...
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How to share your Internet Connection with Other PCs and Phones
I have Ubuntu 12.04 on a HP 430 notebook and this has a single wired internet connection and I would like to share this with a LG Optimus One with Android 2.3.3. I followed these instructions and ...
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Accessing share without defining host
I've created multiple Samba shares using "net usershare" and they work perfectly. The only question is that the user connecting to the share has to use one of the following two formats to log in ...
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Group Share Quota Related Issue
Good Day,
I want to share my experience regarding setting up Group Share Quota for my Domain Users in Samba 4. But before that, here is the basic information I have with my current setup:
Server: ...
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Adding a network folder to Clementine library
I have 2 machines running Ubuntu. One of them contains a music library on its windows partition.
I can connect to that computer's music library via 'connect to server' and save that location as a ...
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Archive manager cannot find next rar volume on network drive on 13.04
While trying to extract segmented rar file from the network drive, archive manager getting "An error occurred while extracting files. Could not find the volume: archive.name.r00" on 13.04.
Same error ...
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I can't share internet in Ubuntu 13.04 with a windows device like I could in 12.10
I have IPv4 set to share internet, but with my Windows machine it will work for a few minutes and then just stop working. Can anyone tell me if there's a new way to do this, or if it is broken in this ...
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Can I share workspace in eclipse in dualbooting system?
I am dualbooting Windows 8 and Ubuntu (each os has it's own partition, third partition is shared). Can I use a same workspace for Windows and Ubuntu version of eclipse? I am not doing any serious ...
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How can I automount VirtualBox shares in a non-default mountpoint?
I'm trying to automount VirtualBox Shared Folders in Ubuntu, the Sharenames are *_DRIVE, whereas * is D,E, etc. to then share them again via samba. If i
mount -t vboxsf D_DRIVE /media/shares/D
it ...
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1answer
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Canon LBP2900B installation in 11.10
I need to install the Canon LBP2900B printers into my Ubuntu machines using 11.10 version. I have tried most of the queries online but could not able to find a solution for this issue. So could any ...
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How to access shared files on Ubuntu from a windows machine?
I have shared a folder on my ext4 drive mounted at /media/data using the GUI.
Now it appears in my Places -> Network and I'm able to access it, after giving password, at smb://wim-ubuntu/ab/
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Mirror Ubuntu desktop onto PS3 via wifi (DLNA etc)
I'm looking to mirror my Ubuntu destop onto my TV by using my PS3. All done via wifi.
Similar to the 'AirPlay Mirroring' in Mac OS X Mountain Lion.
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An(GUI) application like lan surfer or advanced ip scanner in Ubuntu?
Is there any (GUI) application like lan surfer or advanced ip scanner in Ubuntu 12.10 to find out shared folders over LAN ?
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“Unable to mount location. Failed to mount Windows share” error when trying to share folders
I have two Ubuntu machines both on 11.10
I want to share folders from one to the other.
If, on the server machine, (in Nautilus) I right click on the folders and click Properties> Share > Share ...
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How can I share files between xp and Ubuntu 12.04?
I am new to Ubuntu.Trying to share files between os's dual boot xp ubuntu 12.04.Are there programs to load on each os to do this?
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ACPI Exception when using 802.11n with hostapd
I have an Ubuntu 12.04.2 server to share internet.
A wifi dongle is connected to it
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 148f:5372 Ralink Technology, Corp.
When I enable 802.11n support in hostapd with
...
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Access, from Windows, files copied from Ubuntu to a media partition
I have a laptop with 3 partitions on a 500gb hdd:
Windows 8 - 60gb - ntfs
Ubuntu 12.4 - 40gb - ext4
A media partition - 390gb - ntfs
I copied music files to the media partition while using Ubuntu ...
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Wlan unplugs when ethernet connected
I own an HP ProBook 4510s Energy Star.
I am connected over WiFi to the internet with a broad-com BCM4312 using the b43 driver.
I am trying to share my Internet connection to a tp-link access ...
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How do I share my Audio CD?
I used to use samba to share my CD's including audio CD's. I used to mount them "/mnt/cdrom" or "/media/cdrom" with a entry in "/etc/fstab" and entry in "smb.conf" to share that location but now!
I ...
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How to share a wireless connection through ethernet with fixed ip addresses?
I have a macbook with ubuntu quantal running on it and I also have a device with a linux distro (FYI, a raspberry pi*).
I've been trying to set up the device to share my laptop's wireless connection ...
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How to access Samba shares in Lubuntu 12.10
Lubuntu uses PCmanFM as it's default file manager. I want to access my samba share with PCmanFM to upload and download files. I've already installed the "samba" and "cifs-utils" packages and thier ...
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Share Ubuntu between two computers and explore ubuntu
I have a Ubuntu 12.04 using the full hard disk in my laptop and a WUBI Ubuntu 12.04 using 30 GB in my desktop. Now I want to explore the networking features of Ubuntu. Like telnet and ssh. CLI etc etc ...
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Why don't shared files show up in HGFS?
Sharing files between my Guest Kubuntu OS and Host Windows has become a real headache.
So, far I have done the steps below:
GUEST LINUX OS
VM -> Settings -> Options -> Shared Folders. And added my ...
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1answer
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How to share a folder with a host machine?
Using VMWare, I am running Kubuntu as a Guest OS on top of a Windows OS.
I have tried installing the VMWare tools but it fails to initialise the guest OS system daemon. It seems to be a fairly common ...
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Setting permissions for home server directories
I am fairly new at all this.
I have set up a home server using an old laptop and Ubuntu 12.04 to stream media to my LG TV through their DLNA system called MediaLink. This is being done through Plex ...
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PC to Router Internet sharing, unable to establish ethernet connection
Laptop gets the Internet through wifi. I'm trying to plug a router to the laptop to create a new wifi network. Laptop would bridge. What I want:
INTERNET ((( wifi ))) LAPTOP <--- ethernet ---> ...
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How to download entire folder
Is it possible to download entire folder with all files in it the easy way from someone else's ubuntu one account (if that folder is shared for me)?
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How can I share my internet connection? [duplicate]
I am trying to share my internet (LAN) connection using an ad-hoc WiFi network, but my iPod cannot see it.
I have "Method: shared to other computers" set up in IPv4 in the eth0 window and "Method: ...
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1answer
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How do I share my wireless connection via a wired cable?
Im trying to share the wireless from my netbook eeepc to my desktop computer that does not have any wifi, it can run internet through a cable connected to my internet router but im wondering if there ...
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Why can a new user not write to external Hard Drive?
I installed Precise Pangolin using this guide. I created a user account for my wife and a guest account. I formatted and mounted an external hard drive to the server. I created several file shares ...
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How to share a wired Internet connection with an Android phone?
I have been trying to share my wired Internet connection with my Android phone. However I could not succeed in doing this. Has anyone of you ever succeeded?
Operating systems that I use are as ...
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Mouse and keyboard sharing between multiple computers
I have tried using synergy, it works overall pretty good expect for one thing; when I don't put it in elevated mod the unity launcher bar will not show up when I mouse over it. The reason I don't put ...
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Unable to create files on Ubuntu Windows Share
I have an fstab entry that looks like the following:
//192.XXX.XXX.XXX/pppshare /mnt/backup cifs username=myusrname,password=mypassword,mode=0777,dir_mode=0777 0 0
The pppshare is a Windows 7 ...
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Shared internet connection - console equvalent
I know how to share ethernet connection (bridged with wifi) with Network Manager GUI.
Now I'm trying to do the same from console (Ubuntu server 12.04).
The steps I did for now:
Connected to wifi via ...
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Shared Folder Disappeared After Enabling Time Machine Backup
A few days ago, I built an HTPC and installed Ubuntu Desktop 12.10. My main purpose for this was to use it as an XBMC HTPC but also as a "NAS" where I can stream mp4 files from and also as a time ...
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Connecting to windows share as guest - cannot read files
I have an HP scanner with an SD card that it shares over the network. It requires no username or password to access the files. I connect to it daily with a Windows 7 PC without problem.
I try to ...
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problem sharing printer via samba in Ubuntu server 12.04
I have cannon ImageRunner 1133 I want to share it through samba with cups server installed on Ubuntu server 12.04
it works all fine I installed samba and cups server ubuntu and windows clients can ...
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Multiparty video conferencing between Linux/Windows?
I have a group of friends that we are often physically separate, but we like to play old school table top RPG's. A video conferencing solution seems ideal for this.
What we need is cross platform, ...
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Remote Desktop Works for a few seconds then disappears
I am having difficulty getting the remote desktop icon to show up both on my ubuntu machine and on my network from other computers. It shows up for about two seconds and then vanishes. I believe it ...
