On Fri, 26 Sep 2008, Alberto Suarez wrote:
> I was told to press Alt-F2
What does that do?
> and type smb:\\ser.ve.r ip. address\share
>
> When I press Run, all it does it freezes/hangs......then after 2m
> minutes it says it couldnt connect.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> I know th eIP works cause i can access it remotely running Virtual Box
> Windows XP.
What is the server? Can you access it _from this machine_? Might be
something with your connectivity (routers, firewalls, etc.). Just for
kicks, try slashes instead of backslashes. Try
"smb://user@ip.ad.dr.ess/share". Failing those, I'd guess misconfiguration
of the server.
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