This tutorial will explain how to connect to Windows Shares from Ubuntu 12.04 Precise with Nautilus details.
You may have know that the classic Gnome 2 ‘Connect to Server…’ has been integrated into Nautilus’ File menu.
In ‘Connect to Server…’ dialog, to connect to Windows 7 Share:
- 1. Choose “Type” : Windows Share
- 2. Server: use capital letter for server name
- 3. Domain name: use capital letter for domain name
- 4. Input username and password, finally click connect
Note that it doesn’t connect if you type the server and domain in lowercase!