How to share files between Ubuntu and Windows

Many people are familiar with Ubuntu shared file box Windows shared files, and know how to share files between Ubuntu and Windows' respective systems in the LAN. In fact, Ubuntu and Windows can also share files between LANs, so how to share files between Ubuntu and Windows?

local area network to achieve the shared folder

If you're on Ubuntu system is Ubuntu 14.04,14.10 or 12.04, there are two ways you can make in a local area network with Windows or other Linux Share local files on your computer.

Provide password-free sharing for every user on the LAN

For specific access only, provide folder password protection

This article includes two methods, you can choose The kind you want to use.

1. LAN passwordless shared folder

Step 1:

In order to implement the LAN shared folder on Ubuntu, right click on the folder you want to share and select &ldquo ;Local Network Share":

Possible troubleshooting: If you don't see the option of “Local Network Share” in the context menu, create a new terminal and use the following The command to install the nautlius-share plugin:

sudo apt-get install nautilus-share

Then restart Nautilus. You can choose to log out and log in again, or use this command:

nautilus -q

Step 2:

Once you click "Local Network Share", a shared folder will appear Options. Just check the “Share this folder” option:

Possible troubleshooting: If the prompt sharing service is not installed, as shown below, click Install the service and follow the prompts.

Step 3:

When you select the option “Share this folder”, you will see the button “Create Share” becomes ok. You can also "Allow others to create and delete fies in this folder" to allow other users to edit files in a shared folder. The option "Guest access" is also true.

You will see the folder icon already displayed as shared. If you want to stop sharing folders, just cancel the “Share this floder” option.

This method is as simple as that anyone on the LAN can access files in a shared folder. Under normal circumstances, you will choose this way. Because computers in home LANs are usually trusted computers. But this is not always the case. What if you just want a specific user to access it? This time you need a Samba server. We discuss this approach in the second part of this article. Previous12Next page Total 2 pages