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Make following rox-app.

/usr/apps/Windows Network/AppInfo.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<AppInfo>
  <Summary xml:lang="en">Samba Network Filesystem.</Summary>
  <About xml:lang="en">
    <Purpose>Open Windows Network Folder</Purpose>
    <Version>0.1</Version>
    <Author>Yasuhiro Matsumoto [mattn_jp@hotmail.com]</Author>
    <License>GNU General Public License</License>
    <Homepage>http://www.ac.cyberhome.ne.jp/~mattn/</Homepage>
  </About>
  <AppMenu>
    <Item option="[umount]">
      <Label>Unmount</Label>
    </Item>
  </AppMenu>
</AppInfo>

/usr/apps/Windows Network/AppRun

#!/bin/sh
 
SMBDIR=/smb
 
if [ "$1" == "[umount]" ]; then
  fusermount -u $SMBDIR
  exit
fi
 
exec 1>&2
echo -n "Launching Samba Network Filesystem... "
if ps -C smbnetfs -o user | grep -q $USER
then
  echo "Already running."
else
  echo "OK"
  if ! smbnetfs $SMBDIR; then
    exit
  fi
  sleep 5
fi
rox $SMBDIR

Modify "~/.smb/smbnetfs.conf" if you needed.

This rox-app mount windows network to "/smb" directory. and start rox file manager.

If you want to unmount this "Windows Network", right click this app icon and select "Unmount".

this is great !

this is the best way to browse a samba-network with linux !
rox-desktop rocks the box :)

the "==" in the AppRun script causes an error (unexpected operator)
the correct operator for me is "="

Even better, install fusesmb

Even better, install fusesmb and then you can browse the network without any rox apps at all. It works just like on windows or Mac OS X.

How do you make this work? I followed the guide but...

How do you make this work? I followed the guide but I could not mount windows network to /media/smb as a regular user

Can you please give a more detailed how-to...

Thanks!

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