How to Copy Files From WinXP rig on network

Forum: Networking
Topic: How to Copy Files From WinXP rig on network
started by: Privateer187

Posted by Privateer187 on Feb. 18 2006,05:45

Hello. I have DSL installed on a laptop, and I am trying to access a file stored on a Windows XP machine that is on my network. I can see it by running SMBtree, but I don't know how to access it using DSL. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by larkl on Feb. 18 2006,12:11

I think I can help with a text option. If you have the folder shared in XP, you should be able to get to it using smbclient. Try this in Xterminal:

Code Sample

smbclient //pcname/sharename -Uusername%password

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I use a script with the following to copy (backup) everything from XP to DSL:

Code Sample

smbclient //pcname/sharename -Uusername%password -c "lowercase; prompt;recurse;mask *;mget *"

This would copy everything with subfolders to whatever location you were in when you ran the script. All the stuff in quotes tellls it to ignore casing, turn off prompting for every file, recurse through sub-folder, and get everything.