I have a PC that is running ZorinOS Core and I also have a Microsoft Surface Pro 8 running windows 11. And I'm trying to connect to my Surface from the PC to access the downloads folder that I am sharing on the Surface. They all are on the same local network.
Is there a way to connect? I've tried nfs:// and the ip address and it couldn't connect.
Nevermind. I figure it out. I forgot to install samba. now i can connect the two computers.
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And well done finding out about that, it's a common pitfall when it comes to that.
Just in case someone else runs into this thread looking to solve this same problem, I'll leave a couple of links.
To connect with other machines running Windows, it'd be better to use SMB:
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Samba share on Files
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Between Linux machines, NFS is better as it preserves things like permissions and other file attributes:
The Network File System (NFS) is a file sharing protocol that allows computers to share files over a network. NFS supports various file system attributes used by the Linux kernel, such as user ownership and permissions, which are preserved during the transfer. This makes it an attractive choice for sharing files across computers running some flavor of Linux.
