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Originally Posted by ikehiker
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You should be able to type in the full path to your network shares in File explorer (although I would suggest Total commander (freeware) or Resco (payware) as alternatives). I can certainly do it on my home network so as long as it is set up for Windows file sharing, it should work.
I'm not exactly sure what you are asking with the first question but if this is also to network shares, typing in the IP should work (although, I know I've had trouble with it in the past with a previous PPC and never found a way past it).
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Problem #1 is not being able to connect via IP -- the box is running Linux and Samba, so i may have to play with the settings.
Problem #2 is one of the directories inside the hierarchy not being browsable, which apparently mucks with the way Windows File Sharing works (or doesn't work) in WM5
Ex on WM5 File Explorer:
\\domain.edu -> mountable, browsable and works
\\domain.edu\storage -> moutable, browsable and works
\\domain.edu\storage\U -> not mountable, not browsable doesn't work (basically the storage folder has 26 folders, A through Z for all possible usernames, that way the client, whatever it may be doesn't explode from loading a directory full of thousands upon thousands of userdirs)
\\domain.edu\storage\U\username -> mountable, browsable doesn't work