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Nothing changed between yesterday and today as far as I know, but I can't connect to a folder shared from windows server on the LAN anymore. No matter what I put in the folder box, I get various errors, like "check your details" or "no such directory"
The closest I've gotten is in the attached image, where it just spins on connecting forever with no feedback. Please help!
grizzled marsh
maybe the local IP changed (for the target )
can u access ur router's administrative setup page?
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well, I'm connected to the same server through RDP with remmina
but i'll double check
grizzled marsh
idk much about remote desktop stuff
dreamy forum
this is the shared folder I'm trying to connect to
grizzled marsh
include in the sketch all relevant computers and the router
dreamy forum
okay one sec
grizzled marsh
this is the shared folder I'm trying to connect to
when u look at I: drive in "THIS PC" aka "My Computer" in Windows, does its icon have little hand under it to indicate it's set as shared?
or at least some main folder WITHIN I: drive must show that symbol
dreamy forum
yes
grizzled marsh
unless u made it shared from root of I
dreamy forum
hard to see but that's the little shared icon
also, important to emphasize is that I literally connected to this folder yesterday with no problems
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grizzled marsh
please put text labels on stuff and draw "wires" or dashed lines if wifi linked
oh ok
seems simple enough
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and the router like, goes out to the internet through another ethernet but that shouldnt be relevant here cause what's relevant is the LAN
grizzled marsh
was the Remina thing something you're running on the linux computer to gain remote graphical access to the windows server's "desktop"?
grizzled marsh
so i guess Remina is installed as an application on the Windows server computer too, I take it?
dreamy forum
remmina is like
so RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, is a standard used for windows computers to see each others desktops
Remmina basically just lets me RDP into a windows machine from linux, so the windows machine thinks it's receiving an RDP connection
grizzled marsh
so u enabled RDP on Windows i guess, and set some password?
dreamy forum
yes
grizzled marsh
why not just use RDP then?
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rdp doesn't transfer files
grizzled marsh
oh
dreamy forum
remote desktop and shared LAN folders have nothing to do with each other afaik
grizzled marsh
waht it do, just show a virtual desktop and move mouse around?
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essentially
grizzled marsh
k.
idk why one day it works n now no. especially if the LAN IP of the win server didnt dynamically change (IP lease expires, on DHCP)
dreamy forum
yeah
grizzled marsh
I do have this other resource.
regarding SMB/samba stuff on linux
u can view it, and review ur stuff in accordance
dreamy forum
okay, ty
do you mind if I ask, should I be putting something in the Folder text box? in the first image I attached?
just so I know like, how it should be set up
grizzled marsh
grizzled marsh
just so I know like, how it should be set up
probably. like either in the "share:" field or the folder. not sure. maybe like smb://<LAN IP OF TARGET/<path>
Wild guess. watch full vid first
dreamy forum
okay, ty
well, I was able to connect by typing the address directly into the file explorer
the like, address bar at the top
grizzled marsh
koo
as an aside, you may have an easier time using krusader file manager as a secondary FM on linux Mint to handle network stuff
dreamy forum
i'll check it out, ty!
grizzled marsh
i'll check it out, ty!
Hello. Any developments on this?
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Typing the address directly into the file explorer allowed me to connect. No idea why putting it in through the "connect to" window didn't work
grizzled marsh
Typing the address directly into the file explorer allowed me to connect. No ide...
which file explorer?
dreamy forum
I'm at work rn I won't be able to check til I'm home, but it's whatever one comes with Linux Mint cinnamon
