Connecting To Your Network; Accessing Network Shares - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - GNOME 23-05-2007 Manual

Section 1.6.3, "Sharing Directories from Your Computer," on page 37

1.6.1 Connecting to Your Network

You can connect to a network with wired and wireless connections. To view your network
connection status, click Computer. In the Status area of the main menu, The Network Connections
icon shows your network connection status. For example, in the following figure, the computer is
connected to a wired network using an Ethernet connection.
Network Connections Icon in the Main Menu
Figure 1-12
Click the icon to get information about your connection, such as the IP address, gateway address,
and similar details. Click Configure Networking in the Connection Information dialog box if you
need to configure your network setup method or edit your network card configuration.
For more information, see Chapter 11, "Managing Network Connections," on page 183.

1.6.2 Accessing Network Shares

Other network devices, like workstations and servers, can be set up to share some or all of their
resources. Typically, files and folders are marked to let remote users access them. These are called
network shares. If your system is configured to access network shares, you can use Nautilus File
Manager to access them.
To access network shares, double-click your Home directory icon on the desktop, then click
Network Servers in the left pane. The window displays the network shares that you can access.
Double-click the network resource that you want to access. You might be required to authenticate to
the resource by providing a username and password.
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