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Accessing a Shared Folder from a Windows System
== Accessing a Shared Folder from a Windows System ==
Once completed, the folder you specified will be visible from any Windows systems on the same network as your Ubuntu Linux system. You should now have remote access to your Linux folder from the Windows system.To access the folder, open the windows ''Network'' browser and navigate to ''Workgroup'' where any Ubuntu systems with shared folders should be listed as illustrated in the following figure:  [Image:windows_ubuntu_folder_browser.jpg|Browsing Ubuntu folder shares from Windows XP]]  Double click on an Ubuntu system to access the shared folders, entering a suitable username and password if prompted to do so:  [Image:ubuntu_windows_share_password.jpg|Entering a password to access an Ubuntu folder share via Windows]]  Once a valid username and password has been entered, any shared folders configured on the Ubuntu system will be listed in the Windows Explorer dialog ready for access:  [Image:windows_ubuntu_shared_folders.jpg]]
== Accessing a Shared Folder from a Remote Ubuntu System ==

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