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access network locations through file manager

Posted: 07 Aug 2014, 12:32
by junkie911
Hi, I installed Porteus with the KDE desktop, and I'd really like to be able to access networked locations - but I don't know how to.

Using the default file manager, Dolphin, I can click through some networked devices and get taken to web pages for administering them, e.g. my MyBook World Edition NAS; but I cannot access any files on it or, more desirably, my Windows computers which do not even appear and which Dolphin claims do not exist when I type in, for example

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//mywindowspc/sharefolder/
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Functionally, that's the minimum I want from this installation, so if someone can help me out here that would be awesome. Thanks

Re: access network locations through file manager

Posted: 07 Aug 2014, 14:25
by fanthom
hi junkie911,

dolphin and whole KDE was compiled without samba support as samba is too big to be included in default ISO.
i'll add this to my TODO list for next release:
kde will be compiled with samba support but samba itself wont be included in the ISO. this way interested people will be able to add samba xzm to /porteus/modules get windows shares working.

thanks

Re: access network locations through file manager

Posted: 07 Aug 2014, 14:43
by junkie911
Ah.

That sounds reasonable. I'll look forward to when that happens then.

Thanks

Re: access network locations through file manager

Posted: 08 Aug 2014, 00:22
by brokenman
I also have a mybook live NAS. My file manager has access but if not, you might consider mounting the share over sshfs and then see if dolphin can access it.

sshfs user@192.168.0.209:/path/to/directory <local_mount_point>

EDIT: I just realized I enabled the ssh server on my unit so I could access it. This can be done by putting the following address in your browser.
http://mybooklive/UI/ssh and enabling the option. Then you can install all sorts of goodies like a torrent client.

Re: access network locations through file manager

Posted: 16 Aug 2014, 11:24
by ralcocer

Re: access network locations through file manager

Posted: 20 Sep 2014, 13:47
by fanthom
as per:
http://forum.porteus.org/viewtopic.php? ... 723#p26796

i having troubles with compiling kde4 with samba support, getting this:

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-- checking for module 'smbclient'
--   found smbclient, version 0.2.1
-- Looking for smbc_set_context
-- Looking for smbc_set_context - not found
-- Looking for smbc_option_set
-- Looking for smbc_option_set - not found
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-- The following OPTIONAL packages have not been found:
 
 * Samba , the SMB client library, a version with smbc_set_context() and smbc_option_set() , <http://www.samba.org>
   Needed to build the SMB kioslave
i'm using stock samba package from slackware.

does anybody have an idea? does it work ok in original slackware?

Re: access network locations through file manager

Posted: 20 Sep 2014, 19:57
by tome