I'm trying to mount a network share from a Linksys NAS200 to Fedora 16.
The program I am trying to run won't accept network addresses to save to. I ran it without specifying the IP address of the server and it comes up with some random IP. I specified an IP and it can't find the device.
Here are the errors:
[root@HOME ~]# mount -t cifs -v //NAS_SERVER/public/ /mnt/ -o username=user,password=pass
mount.cifs kernel mount options: ip=184.106.31.190,unc=\\NAS_SERVER\public,,ver=1,user=user,pass=********
mount error(115): Operation now in progress
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)
[root@HOME ~]# mount -t cifs -v //NAS_SERVER/public/ /mnt/ -o username=user,password=pass,ip=192.168.1.77
ip address 192.168.1.77 override specified
mount.cifs kernel mount options: ip=192.168.1.77,unc=\\NAS_SERVER\public,,ver=1,user=user,pass=********
Retrying with upper case share name
mount.cifs kernel mount options: ip=192.168.1.77,unc=\\NAS_SERVER\PUBLIC,,ver=1,user=user,pass=********
mount error(6): No such device or address
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)
But it does work with smbclient:
[root@HOME ~]# smbclient -L 192.168.1.77
WARNING: The security=share option is deprecated
Enter user's password:
Domain=[HOME] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.22]
Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Network Storage)
DISK 1 Disk
PUBLIC Disk
ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (Network Storage)
Domain=[HOME] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.22]
Server Comment
--------- -------
HOME Samba Server Version 3.6.5-85.fc16
NAS_SERVER Network Storage
Workgroup Master
--------- -------
HOME HOME
Why can't I mount to this samba server? What do these errors mean?
9 Answers
Troubleshoot accessing a windows XP shared folder from Fedora:
You are receiving the error:
mount error(115): Operation now in progress
Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)
1. Make sure Linux can ping the other box.
Run this command on the linux box to the IP of the windows box:
el@defiant /mnt $ ping 192.168.13.107
PING 192.168.13.107 (192.168.13.107) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.13.107: icmp_req=1 ttl=128 time=0.366 ms
--- 192.168.13.107 ping statistics ---
44 packets transmitted, 44 received, 0% packet loss, time 42999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.178/0.227/0.366/0.038 ms
If you can't reach the box or connectivity is in and out, mount may complain.
2. Make sure a folder is actually shared on windows, follow these steps.
- Open the file browser to
C:\. - Create a new folder called
public. So you now have C:\public - Inside that folder, make a new text document called "testing.txt".
- Right click the folder
C:\publicand go to properties. - Click the sharing tab.
- Make sure: "Share this folder on the network" is checked. Note the share name: 'public'.
- Click ok. A little hand should appear underneath the folder, meaning it is shared.
The folder 'public' is now shared and you should be able to connect to it with Linux.
3. On Linux, mount the share with 'mount':
- Open a console and
suto root. make a directory
mkdir /mnt/windowsThis will be where you access the shared files.run the mount command which prompts for a password:
[root@defiant mnt]# mount -t cifs //192.168.13.107/eric /mnt/windows -o username=eric Password for eric@//192.168.13.107/public: ********** [root@defiant mnt]#The above command prompts you for a password, enter the correct password, an incorrect one will produce an error. If you are unsure of the password, you can change the password on the windows box under Control Panel -> User Accounts.
run the command
cd /mnt/windowsand runls. The contents of the drive are presented:[root@defiant windows]# ls testing.txt [root@defiant windows]#You have connected to the windows drive.
4. Connect to the shared drive with the konqueror or linux file browser:
- Open your file browser, in my case konqueror.
- In the file location bar, enter
smb://192.168.13.107/publicand press enter. - You may be presented with a username and password login box. Enter the username and password of the windows box described at the top of this post.
- Congratulations you are connected to the shared folder.
