"Help" file for KNetAttach

[Yuri Chornoivan]

субота, 5 січня 2019 р. 15:24:52 EET Scott написано:
> In trying to use the 'Add Network Folder' user 'Samba Shares' to connect
> to  a network Windows 10 machine, the screen has entry boxes for
> 'Name:', 'Server:' and 'Folder:'.
> 
> The box says 'Enter a name for this /Microsoft Windows network drive /as
> well as a server address and folder path to use and press the save and
> connect button.'
> 
> I enter for the Name field 'Inspiron' (its a Dell Inspiron 3252 machine)
> 
> I enter for the Server Address field: '192.168.1.13' (the ip address of
> the Inspiron machine)
> 
> I enter for the Folder field 'Users' (the shared folder on the Windows
> 10 Inspiron machine)
> 
> Clicking the 'Save & Connect' button gives an error message: 'Unable to
> connect to server. Please check your settings and try again.' At no
> point is any information given about which field is causing the error
> message nor any suggested format information. Clicking on the 'HELP'
> button at the bottom of the screen pulls up the Chapter 3. KNetAttach
> Walkthrough manual which only shows an example of connecting to an FTP
> server. There is no explicit help for connecting with the Microsoft
> Windows network drive option. So there is no details on the formats
> expected for the Name, Server and Folder entry boxes.
> 
> Note that all this worked in Linux 18.3. But now does not in Li nux 19.
> (On-line help has been no help.)
> 
> Scott W.

Hi,

Regretfully, it seems that KNetAttach works for the most generic cases and 
cannot be used for all possible configurations.

Useful discussion:

https://forum.manjaro.org/t/kde-and-samba-mount/45068/17

Bug reports that can be related:

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=299428

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=351955

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=332252

To solve the problem, can you try the way for Dolphin as it is explained here?

https://www.maketecheasier.com/use-remote-kio-and-knetattach/

On the other hand, we, documentation team, only document what is working, so 
your experience is valuable for us. Please send some message if you find the 
way to overcome this trouble. Thanks in advance for your patience.

Best regards,
Yuri