[ale] finding Samba share on Linux

Sparr sparr0 at gmail.com
Tue Feb 1 20:19:12 EST 2011


If "\\ANDROID" works in Windows then "smb://ANDROID" should work in
most linux file browsers. If not, then there's something funky going
on behind the scenes with that app.

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Jim Philips <briarpatch.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
> There is an app for Samba filesharing now on Android. But the instructions
> for it are for Windows. You can just enter \\ANDROID in the run bar in
> Windows and it will start connecting wirelessly. Any idea how I would get
> Linux to connect? I poked around in Ubuntu but didn't see any obvious way to
> get it to connect.
> Nice app, by the way. Lets you manage files on the SD card without
> connecting any cables.


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