How do I access files on the network?
 

My N800 is connecting to my home Linksys router and I can surf the Net with no problems. There are shared files on the home XP PCs that I want to access on my N800. How do I do that?

I've tried File Manager on the N800 but I don't see any listing of the shared files/media on the other PCs in my home network. Do I need to install another Linux software like Samba? Is there such a software for the N800?

Thanks.

Re: How do I access files on the network?
 

i think the samba client will work on the n800, though it was written for the 770 and not included in the bora (n800) repositories.

Re: How do I access files on the network?
 

There is a custom build of the OS to provide access. See Maemo.org for the available apps.
Someone else might have an idea for gaining access in another way, possibly you could use IIS to provide WebDAV access, but I wouldn't recommend it, unless your good with configuring your Internet Routers Firewall.

Re: How do I access files on the network?
 

NO DO NOT install the SAMBA client.
It will not work with the N800 others reported a lot of issues trying to uninstall it I heard that not even apt-get will uninstall it.... instead use CIFS http://maemo.org/maemowiki/HowToAccessWindowsCIFS

Re: How do I access files on the network?
 

eep. didnt know there was such an issue. is there any work on getting samba/samba-client working on the n800? i am running an ssh server and i can scp files around, but i do also have a samba server running for windows clients.

Re: How do I access files on the network?
 

Why use samba if CIFS is what replaces samba?!?

Re: How do I access files on the network?
 

packages for fedora/redhat make no distinction between SMB/CIFS. if i remember correctly, they were listed together.

as for the n800, installing a samba-client package (if it were available like it is for the 770) seems a ton easier than the cifs config you linked to earlier

Re: How do I access files on the network?
 

They are not listed together....
Dont get me wrong cifs is just a enhanced version of smb using the smb protocol.... but...
From Fedora Core 6 FAQ..

Re: How do I access files on the network?
 

Again you dont need the samba package to use cifs so give it a try is more simpler than you think... :)

Re: How do I access files on the network?
 

Thanks for pointing me to the wiki re how to Access Windows CIFS. For that I'll need to have Xterm installed. Can soemone point me to the web address where I can tap into the repository for Xterm and other N800 programs? I'm a newbie at Linux and I only have rudimentary knowledge of it from using Ubuntu.