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Before doing a clean install upgrade, I am checking the partitions installed. Below is what I have.

$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 1000M 0...

OK, I tried smb and I get asked about a workgroup and I freeze. I have read a samba tutotial and it's complicated for me. I'm not sure which is the client and which the server. Essentially, I got the...

Will try and report back. Sorry, could not get back to this sooner. Life ...

I recently purchased a Seagate Central NAS and now file manage gives me several options to connect to it, including afp:// (???), smb:// , ftp://, sftp:// protocols.

Anyone have any...

Without getting an answer I managed to set it up in Linux. This is how I did it:

The file manager saw it under Networks. There were several server icons (a computer box with cable through it) some...

Lesson learned, did a massive backup and reinstall wiping out everything on the larger HD. Now works fine.

Thanks!

I just got a Seagate Central precisely because I understood that it was Linux friendly. However, when I go to the setup page at http://www.seagate.com/central/setup/ there's only a Start Here button...

What does



mean? Should I do something?

I have a 500GB data disk with a now-emptied Windows data (NTFS) partition, a /home partition, and between (100+ GB ) of unallocated space. I would like to have the whole drive for Linux (Ubuntu 14.04...

Look, Morbius, thank you but I'm done.

Kudos to Nerdtron who solved my problem in another subforum after I gave up all hope here.

Define "secure." (How do I know it is secure?)

Otherwise, yes, I would like a faster share. But at least this beats the sneakernet.

The connection worked!

The copying of files seems very slow. Will watch and report later. This is almost solved!

OK, you mean this, right?



So I assume they can ping. or "see" each other.

Ping?

I feel very much a newbie in the area of home networking. I have tried a number of things and nothing works so I sense I need to go to square zero and pretend nothing happened. I appreciate advice,...

I just tried it again in the terminal nemo



and I got



and a popup message outside the terminal.

Very well described: 'oh, myfile.x is on the other machine' That's pretty much it.

I have thought of an NAS. I'm concerned about hardware compatibility with Linux, tho. If I can't communicate...

I cannot believe this answer!

Tried in the Mint laptop



Avahi was running, but still got



Then I tried

OK, both already had ssh installed. So I tried, from the Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon 64-bit laptop



Nautilus was not installed on LM so I tried Nemo. I got the error message



From the Ubuntu...

This sounds very clever, Morbius, and I will try it this evening when I get home. Question: Can I reverse this, since I really will most need to get files from the Ubu box to the Mint laptop?

The...

OK, I tried clicking on the Windows network icon in the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS desktop and the Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon 64-bit laptop. Here are my results:

network:///

3 icons: SMB-SERVER and...

OK, let's see if I understand. First of all, I should accept a little complexity. Check! Then the "Windows" network does not refer to that infamous OS that I have fled (am fleeing). Check! The...

I'm completely new to Linux networks, although I have seen one in operation. I'm aiming to connect 3 computers, one running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, another running Linux Mint Qiana and a third running...