[ts-7000] Re: How to make remote Windows file accessible on TS7553

["burnsmicro" <>]

Doh! I forgot the "install". However, despite appearing to install, I was 
unable to subsequently find smbfs:

ts7500:/# apt-get install smbfs
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  smbclient
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  smbfs
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 46 not upgraded.
Need to get 1315kB of archives.
After this operation, 3920kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main smbfs 2:3.2.5-4lenny13 [1315kB]
Fetched 1315kB in 5s (234kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package smbfs.
(Reading database ... 15269 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking smbfs (from .../smbfs_2%3a3.2.5-4lenny13_arm.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up smbfs (2:3.2.5-4lenny13) ...
ts7500:/# modprobe smbfs
FATAL: Module smbfs not found.
ts7500:/# whereis smbfs
smbfs:

So, what has happened? Did smbfs not install? 

Thanks,

Bob Furber

--- In  "Jaan" <> wrote:
>
> Well, in this case, you should try "apt-get install smbfs", not "apt-get 
> smbfs". Unfortunately I have no experience with Debian and Samba.
> 
> Jaan
> 
> --- In  "burnsmicro" <burnsmicro@> wrote:
> >
> > After installing samba, I was able to make TS7553/Debian files visible on a 
> > host Windows PC on the LAN. Now, I would like to do the opposite. That is, 
> > make a remote Windows file accessible on a TS7553.
> > 
> > Why do I want to do this? So I can compile programs on a Windows host PC 
> > and run them on the TS7553.
> > 
> > Apparently this requires smbfs:
> > 
> > # mount -t smbfs -o username=myname,password=mypw 
> > //winpc_name/shared_dir_name /mnt/shared_dir_name
> > 
> > The problem is smbfs must be installed. Regrettably, apt-get does not do it:
> > 
> > # apt-get smbfs
> > E: Invalid operation smbfs
> > 
> > So, here I am, looking for help.
> > 
> > Does any of this make sense?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Bob Furber
> >
>




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