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user308393
Asked: 2015-11-14 15:17:35 +0800 CST

What are the exact steps for setting up file sharing between ubuntu computers?

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I know there are a ton of "help guides," and I have spent hours trying them all. Nothing works.

Here is my situation. I have Ubuntu 15.04 and Ubuntu 12.04. Both are connected to the same router and have static 192.168. addresses. I would like to create a folder in the 15.04 home directory and put files to be shared there. Then, using the 12.04 computer, I would like to manipulate those files.

How exactly do I set this up?

  • what do I need to install?
  • what do I need to do to the ufw enabled firewalls?
  • what exactly am I typing into "Connect to Server?"
  • when I try nautilus-share and "share this folder" and go to Browse Network, all I ever see is "Windows Network". But I don't have any Windows computers in my network.
  • I have tried installing openssh-server on 15.04 and "share this folder" etc, but nothing ever works.
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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer
    1. Browse to the folder you want to share in Nautilus on the 15.04 machine
    2. Right click on Properties
    3. Click on the Local Network Share tab
    4. Tick "Share this folder"
    5. Tick "Allow others to create and delete files in this folder"
    6. Tick "Guest access"
    7. Close all, reboot both computers
    8. On the 12.04 computer, open a Nautilus window and type Control-L
    9. In the box that opens at the top, type (no quotes) "smb://192.168.[rest of 15.04 machine's URL]"
    10. The folder you shared should be displayed in Nautilus

    If any steps do not work, reply back with exact details. Some assumptions about your configuration have been made, that may need to be corrected.

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