Connect Ubuntu 8.10 to a Windows 7 Share

By Randy Jensen | Dec 28, 2008

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So I’ve been playing around with Windows 7 today. Figured I’d throw a quick tutorial on how to connect an Ubuntu machine to a Windows 7 share. Quick note, I’m running the first beta of Windows 7, build 7000. Since the network stack has changed very little from Vista, I’m assuming this will work the exact same way once Windows 7 actually ships.

Setup Windows 7 Share Folder

1. Create a new folder wherever you want your share to be. I’m going to put mine on the desktop. Easiest way is to right click and choose ‘New’ –> ‘Folder’
   
2. Name your share. This is going to be where you will connect, so I would recommend not using any weird characters or spaces. I’m calling mine ‘myshare’
   
3. Now we need to enable sharing on this folder. Right click the folder and choose ‘Properties’