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Kar19
Asked: 2018-03-05 04:53:47 +0800 CST

"Other locations": Can others see my computer and just see my file system?

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I have just installed Ubuntu 17.10

I noticed that when i click on "other locations" (listed last in file browser) - i noticed i can see a lot of other computers on the network.

Is it possible to just log in to my computer that way?

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  1. Best Answer

    This depends on services installed on nearby computers.

    Other locations usually inlude Windows Shares (i.e. SMB/CIFS protocol), which does not provide remote command execution. It is not SSH or Telnet or Fish.

    But some computers may have SSH-server enabled, you can connect to them with sftp://username@hostname. This type connection requires username and password and/or keyfile.

    So the shortest answer is No.

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