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[Question #78870]: Samba can not open Windows shares

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From: Dave Strang <question78870@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:52:44 -0000
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New question #78870 on Ubuntu:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/78870

I installed samba on my Ubuntu 904 and edited the smb.conf file to reflect my workgroup name and added myself as a user. On my W2K box I can open the Networks and see the Ubuntu box and can access the Ubuntu shares with no problems. Now I would like to go the other way and access the Windows shares from Ubuntu. Using Nautilus, I select "network" and it shows me icons for the Ubuntu box and the Windows box (and the workgroup). I can not open any of the devices shown. I tried entering smb:xxx.xxx.x.x (the ip address of the windows box), but Nautilus complains about this as well. 

Where can I go from here to get Windows and Ubuntu shares available from the Ubuntu 904 box ? 

I appreciate any and all help.

Dave

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