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To rescue use SMB (Windows Networking), you need a connection to a local area network, and another computer running on the network, with a shared folder you can access. If your local area network that was not automatically configured properly, see LocalAreaNetworks.
Before you begin, you will need to know the following information about the other computer:
Workgroup:
Username:
Password:
Computer Name:
Shared Folder:
If the computer is running windows 95, 98, or ME and does not require a password for the shared folder, the username is "guest" and the password is blank.
At this point there are two options for connecting to the computer. The first option is slightly easier, but doesn't always work; try it first. The second option is a little harder, but is rock solid.
Click on the in the lower left hand corner of the screen. This will bring up a menu like the Windows Start Menu. Enter the "Internet" submenu and select "LinNeighborhood".
In LinNeighborhood find the "Options" menu and select "Browse entire network..."
Entire Network Browse If your network requires authentication just to see the list of shared folders, select "Browse as user" and enter your network username and password. Click "Ok".
LinNeighborhood should now show a list of workgroups and the computers in them like this:
Find the computer you want to access and double click on it. The list should now show the shared folders on that computer. Select the desired shared folder. Click on the "Mount" button in the upper left corner of the window.
Mount Dialog You will be presented with a window that looks like this:
Enter your username in the box labeled "SMB User:" and your password in the box labeled "SMB Password:". Click "Mount".
Now we need to open the directory that represents the shared folder on the other computer. Click on the at the bottom of the screen. This will open a file manager type window. There should be a folder called "mnt" in the icon view on the right; open it. In this folder, there should be one folder with the name of the computer you connected to; open it. In this folder, there should be one folder with the name of the shared folder you connected to; open it. This directory now represents the shared folder on the other computer.
Click on the in the lower left hand corner of the screen. This will bring up a menu like the Windows Start Menu. Enter the "KNOPPIX" submenu and select "Root Shell". This will open a window with a light blue prompt that reads something like
root@ttyp0 / #
Type "cd /mnt/" and press enter. The prompt should now read
root@ttyp0 mnt #
Type "mkdir /mnt/shared" and press enter. This makes a directory (folder) on this computer that will represent the shared folder on the other computer.
Type, substituting the information garnered above for the parts in bold:
mount -t smbfs -o uid=knoppix,workgroup=Workgroup,username=Username,password=Password //Computer Name/Shared Folder /mnt/shared
and press enter. This attaches, or "mounts", the other computer's shared folder to the folder we created.
Close this window.
Open a new Konqueror window by clicking on the at the bottom of the screen (it is the 4th from the left). In the address bar, after where it reads X> Location: type "file:/mnt/shared/" and press enter. This window is now displaying the shared directory on the other computer.