LAN File Sharing on AVLinux MX Edition

[siabost9deas]

Hi,

I have AVLinux MX Edition-21.3 installed on two PCs and I'm trying to share a folder between them using samba.
Can I figure it out - I can not!
I installed the MX-Samba-Config utility and set up my share folders and user with that - there's only one user i.e. me.
Going to 'Network' on either PC I can see the other but double-clicking on the icon/shortcut that should access the other PC produces nothing - nothing happens.
Does anyone know how file-sharing should be done? Do I have to manually edit the samba config file? And if so, how please?

Many thanks.

[AVLinux]

Hi,

I'm the AVL guy and networking is a huge blind spot for me admittedly, something I don't personally use much and something that gets very sporadic testing. That said I haven't knowingly messed with any of the MX or Debian file-sharing defaults..

If you type 'id' into a terminal are you a member of the 'sambashare' group?

What happens if you try sharing the Folder by right-clicking with the included Thunar samba Custom Actions?

[siabost9deas]

Hi AVL Guy,

Tried to quick reply a moment ago but that seems to have disappeared.

I'll check the 'id' command next time I'm at one of the PCs - not sure how I can add myself to the sambashare group? There used to be a GUI for that on Gnome once upon a time.

Sharing via Thunar has no effect other than adding a nice 'share' icon to the relevant folder.

Thanks.

[AVLinux]

Hi,

I did an experiment, if this helps

I created a folder called 'shared' in my home folder on my running PC (MXDE-EFL) using the MX Samba config utility, I did not add any Users which I believe it then defaults to the logged in User. I then booted AV Linux MX Edition from the Live ISO in VMWare and I opened Thunar in AVL and searched the Network and immediately saw the running MXDE PC server on it and when I clicked on the networked icon for MXDE the 'shared' folder showed up right away and I was able to open it, I set it up for the experiment as read-only so I didn't try and copy data back and forth. At least I could verify on the same network I was able to create and see a shared folder on one system and access from another.. To my knowledge things are working as they should, but I am no networking guru..

Perhaps others can better explain..

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[siabost9deas]

Hi AVLinux,

That 'share' link doesn't show up on my PCs, I'm afraid.
I checked again last night. I appear to be in the sambashare group as well, so that doesn't seem to be the problem.
I'm using a bog-standard NOW Broadband WiFi router which doesn't appear to be blockin anything locally.

[AVLinux]

@Huckleberry Finn
Any wisdom to impart? Setting up Samba shares appears to work for me between a host and VM guest but not working for the OP, I rarely network stuff and to my knowledge have not altered MX defaults..

[CharlesV]

Make sure your samba service is running on both machines.

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sudo service smbd restart

[CharlesV]

and please post your QSI for both machines as well as your samba config on the machine with the shares. ( /etc/samba/smb.conf )

[Huckleberry Finn]

... not sure how I can add myself to the sambashare group? There used to be a GUI ...

"MX User Manager" from menu , Last tab: "Group Membership" .. select user ...

[Huckleberry Finn]

In the meantime I never tried this, but it may make everything easy:

https://ubunlog.com/en/lan-share-archivos-pc-pc/

https://github.com/abdularis/LAN-Share/ ... _amd64.deb