On 10/11/2009 12:35, Gordon wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > >> On 10/11/2009 11:46, Gordon wrote: >> >>> The upgrade on my Netbook from 9.04 Remix to 9.10 Remix using the >>> automatic update path via Update Manager went fine - all works! >>> (Except for the now known problem of 9.10 having a broken Samba >>> implementation that disallows access to Windows 7 shares....) >>> >>> >> That's funny, I can get to Windows 7 shares fine, at least the ones I >> create, the only thing I can't get to is the hidden shares such as C$ >> and D$ (on Windows 7 Home Premium). >> >> Rob >> >> >> >> > Did you have to "tweak" anything? I can access XP shares but not Win 7 > shares. It "sees" the Win 7 machine in Network but when I try to access > it I get the error "Unable to mount location. Failed to retrieve share > list from server" > > No standard installion of Windows 7, I simply created the share by clicking on the C drive with the right mouse button and selected Share with advanced sharing (which pops up a box prompting for a share name and permissions of who can access the share).
I haven't done anything specific to Ubuntu either, standard Samba settings. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
