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[Jonathan Marsden <jmarsden@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/21/2011 12:11 PM, Swapnil Bhartiya wrote:

> Under Ubuntu's Nautilus its very easy to connect to other PCs, just
> use the "Connect to Server" option, enter the IP of the machine, user
> name and password and you can access the drives on that PC. How do
> you do that under Lubuntu?


Assuming the "other PCs" are sharing files using the SMB protocol, in
Lubuntu, by default you use pcmanfm, not Nautilus, as a file browser.

In pcmanfm, click on Go -> Network Drives, and browse to the desired
machine and share.  As others have already noted, there are shortcuts
involving typing in URLs with unusual schemas such as smb: or network:
you can use, but that is not necessary, you can stay fully "point and
click" and access files shared on other machines.

If you are reviewing pcmanfm, or comparing it to Nautilus, please be
sure to take the time to explore all of its menus :)

Jonathan