VMWare connect to host

[mpg198]

I am running Ubuntu 9.10 in a Virtual machine and cannot connect to to Windows 7 host, it says "Cannot retrieve the server list"

[coopstah13]

What are you trying to do?

[mpg198]

I need to connect to the host from the guest via samba

[coopstah13]

is the network configured properly on the guest?

[mpg198]

It should be, my Laptop runs Ubuntu as the host and it connects with out changing any settings...

[coopstah13]

have you installed smbclient package? (I think that is what it is called on ubuntu)

It is possible that windows 7 uses a newer version of the protocol than samba supports, but I can't be positive about this.

You can always try mounting it manually using mount command

mount -t cifs -o username=<user>,password=<pass> //computer/share /path/to/mountpoint

[mpg198]

Ubuntu should have it by default. I have the newest Ubuntu. Should I uninstall smbclient and then install it from the repositores? The problem is my Ubuntu's internet is really slow.

Edit: I tried mounting it but the folder appears empty. However the free space reported is accurate (the same amount that's free on the drive on the host)
Edit2: Okay I tried another share and it worked, but it's not working for my other share...
Edit3: Okay that share has NTFS partitions set and logging in as a guest will make nothing show (I gave everyone permissions as a test and removed them when done).

Fedora mounts it fine, but Ubuntu still only had read only when I enter the password.

Also is there a way to make the command prompt for a password instead of typing it in in plain text where anyone who sees my screen can see it?

[zero_1984]

hmm what version and type of vmware are you running? workstation,server (1 or 2)

[maheshgupta024]

hmm what version and type of vmware are you running? workstation,server (1 or 2)

did you try apt-get samba install, in Ubuntu.

[mpg198]

VMWare Server 2.

Samba should be included by default in Ubuntu though...