Modify Network Files

[Akshay]

I am having a LAN network and I have 4 computers connected thru hub. On 3 I m using Windows XP SP2 while on 1 laptop I m using Linux Mint 3.0.

My problem is dat I can access network but I cannot open or modify files on odr computers. Those computers have given full sharing. SMB is already present in Linux Mint.

How do I let my laptop modify netwrk files? I tried rite clicking netwrk folders and setting permission to "read and write" but dat doesnt happen n error is returned.

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by Akshay

I am having a LAN network and I have 4 computers connected thru hub. On 3 I m using Windows XP SP2 while on 1 laptop I m using Linux Mint 3.0.

My problem is dat I can access network but I cannot open or modify files on odr computers. Those computers have given full sharing. SMB is already present in Linux Mint.

How do I let my laptop modify netwrk files? I tried rite clicking netwrk folders and setting permission to "read and write" but dat doesnt happen n error is returned.

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I didn't get you, problem is while accessing the files that are stored on linux and being being accessed on windows or vice versa?

[Akshay]

I hav problem with files stored on windows.

[praka123]

are u using samba server?which side are u experiencing problem?afaik when i last tried,u need to have some workgroup etc to be set in windows clients.
http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/w...nux,_and_Samba

[infra_red_dude]

Originally Posted by praka123

are u using samba server?which side are u experiencing problem?afaik when i last tried,u need to have some workgroup etc to be set in windows clients.
http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/w...nux,_and_Samba

yes, if they are on the same network then all the computers hafta be a part of the SAME workgroup. also check all the comp's IP addresses... it'd be best if the variable in ip addres is something like this 192.168.1.x ... i meant keep the last part as variable while the first 3 parts same.

[Akshay]

I m not gettin Workgroup option though I can input Host name in settings option of "Wired Connection". I hav manually assigned IP addr - 192.168.100.150 to my laptop.

[mehulved]

workgroup has to be specified in /etc/samba/smb.conf file
and check in windows too if they are in the same workgroup.

[Akshay]

I modified my smb.conf file to include d workgroup name. But dat still doesnt help. In Network Settings - Wired Connection, I hav manually entered IP addr as 192.168.100.201.

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I m stil not able to open files (esp. .doc, .xls, etc.)

[praka123]

http://samba.netfirms.com/sambconf.htm
^ may help

[Akshay]

I cud change all d files except the ones associated wit OpenOffice. So it seems dat only .doc, .xls, .ppt hav prb.

I m on a dial up conn. So is dere any way to repair open office without havin to download it again? I hav Linux Mint 3.0 CD but it doesnt show open office in it.

[praka123]

remove the .openoffice.org2/ directory and it will set default values.now u can do

 dpkg-reconfigure openoffice.org-*

^may help restoring.

[Akshay]

@praka

Sry 4 d late reply... Had to reinstall Linux Mint.

Evn aftr reinstallation, I m facing d same prb.. But dis time I can open/modify/delete any file over d netwrk which is not associated wit Open Office. Whnevr i try opening .doc, .xls files, nothing happens. No error is returned.

I tried deleting openoffice.org dir but it says dat d file cannot b moved to trash.

[Akshay]

Waiting 4 ur help.....

dpkg-reconfigure openoffice.org-*

returns

Package `openoffice.org-*' is not installed and no info is available.
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
/usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: openoffice.org-* is not installed

[praka123]

^u need to make sure u have openoffice.org-writer installed
sudo dpkg-reconfigure openoffice.org-writer
.not sure about linux-mint.also abiword and many office apps are available.
reg network queries,i forgot most of those nfs,samba things.

[Akshay]

I have open office 2.2 installed n I can open all word, excel files on d linux machine. Prob. arises only if while opening files over netwrk. Wit rest files, I have no prb. at all... Isnt thr a way by which I dont have to download d entire stuff again?

[praka123]

^may bbe some user permission problem?can u post the o/p of "ls -l " of the mounted files.

[Akshay]

Output of ls -l :

total 32
drwxr-xr-x 2 akshay akshay 4096 2007-09-12 17:13 Desktop
drwxr-xr-x 2 akshay akshay 4096 2007-08-23 19:30 Documents
drwxr-xr-x 2 akshay akshay 4096 2007-08-23 19:30 Downloads
drwxr-xr-x 2 akshay akshay 4096 2007-08-23 19:30 Music
drwxr-xr-x 3 root akshay 4096 2007-09-03 13:59 Network
drwxr-xr-x 2 akshay akshay 4096 2007-08-23 19:30 Pictures
drwxr-xr-x 2 akshay akshay 4096 2007-08-23 19:30 Projects
drwxr-xr-x 2 akshay akshay 4096 2007-08-23 19:30 Templates
drwxr-xr-x 2 akshay akshay 4096 2007-08-23 19:30 Videos

Mint comes wit Openoffice.org 2.2.

[praka123]

i am suspecting the permissions of ur mounted file system in the network

[Akshay]

But I m able to create/modify/delete files (on d netwrk) odr than those associated with OpenOffice.

I tried reinstalling Open Office 2.2 thru Synaptics Package manager but stil d problem persists.