Mounting a Remote Mac Share.

[f1rem0th]

I'm using my linux laptop at college, and our college uses macs. (filth)

I can mount the mac drive on windows, by going to tools> Map network Drive> and then typing teh address as //studentdata5.b6fc.ac.uk /walke4166

If this canbe done on windows, I assume it can be done on Linux?

If so, can someone help me?

I've tried using:

mkdir /mnt/mac
sudo mount //studentdata5.b6fc.ac.uk/walke4166 /mnt/mac

but to no avail. any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

[penguin.ch]

Re: Mounting a Remote Mac Share.

Did you verify that your Linux system actually support Apple's HFS(+) file system?
You may have to install hfsplus and/or hfsutils prior to mounting any such share (?).

[eriefisher]

Re: Mounting a Remote Mac Share.

I've never used a mac or tried to connect with one but I thought Macs used NFS?

eriefisher

[penguin.ch]

Re: Mounting a Remote Mac Share.

I thought Macs used NFS?

NFS vs. HFS

[f1rem0th]

Re: Mounting a Remote Mac Share.

Ok, so heres an update for you guys,


I tried to go to \\studentdata6.b6fc.ac.uk\walke4166 using konqueror. Lo and behold, it worked. it connected, prompted me for my password, and It opened the network drive using smb:\\ protocol, which i assume is samba.


the question now is, how can i mount this directory as a drive??

bearing in min it prompts for a password and username.

[penguin.ch]

Re: Mounting a Remote Mac Share.

the question now is, how can i mount this directory as a drive?
bearing in min it prompts for a password and username.

http://www.penguin.ch/dokuwiki/doku....1#dancin_samba