How to map drive in linux

**Fedora Rocher** · 11-08-2009

I know this is pretty easy in Windows based Operating System. But i have moved to Linux as i have a curiosity to learn and experiment with different Operating Systems. How to map drive in linux from a local network? Please help the newbie...

**Baker** · 11-08-2009

Have a look at the similar threads :
http://forums.techarena.in/server-ne...ng/1171044.htm
http://forums.techarena.in/server-ne...ng/1048280.htm
how to access windows network drive?
http://forums.techarena.in/server-networking/747764.htm
http://forums.techarena.in/windows-v...rk/1054642.htm
Hope this may help...

**Calvin K** · 11-08-2009

You must install samba packages and other dependency before you can mount a network windows partition on your linux machine. Once you have installed samba then run this command :

Code:

mount -t smbfs

This could help...

**Solomon** · 11-08-2009

Try using this command :

Code:

mkdir /mount
mount //comp1/shared /mount

This will work for mounting network drives. in the above command comp1 is the name of the network computer and shared is the folder/directory which is shared... This command will mount the network share in the mount folder that you created in the above command...