GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide

To Access Network Locations

If your system is configured to access locations on a network, you can use the file manager to access the network locations.

To access network servers, choose Applications -> Network Servers. A file manager window is displayed. The window displays the network servers that you can access. Double-click on the network server that you want to access.

To access Windows shares, double-click on the Network Neighborhood icon. A list of the Windows shares available to you is displayed in the file manager window.

Location 

URI 

Network servers 

network:///

NFS servers 

nfs:///

Shares on Windows servers 

smb:///

To Add a Network Location

To add a network location, choose Applications -> Network Servers. A file manager window is displayed. Double-click on the New Server object. A New Server dialog is displayed. Enter the name of the server in the dialog, then click OK.