Re: Network shortcuts

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 18:18, Alan wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 11:23:32AM +0200, Murray Cumming wrote:
> > On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 08:02, Rob Adams wrote:
> > > In the gnome release notes there is an icon for an SSH connection on the
> > > nautilus desktop.  I cannot for the life of me figure out how I might
> > > create such a wondrous thing.
> > 
> > In the File menu, choose "Connect to Server...".
> 
> For me when I use this method I can create a link on the desktop by
> putting in a link name and then the location of "ssh://<server>" (where
> I already have ssh keys on server, and can type "ssh <server>" from a
> terminal and be logged in), but when I click on the link created on the
> desktop I get:
>
> The action associated with "ssh: <server>" is invalid
> You can configure gnome to associate a different application blah blah
> blah
> 
> However, I don't think that associating an app will help here.  Also, I
> can run 'nautilus ssh://<server>' or 'nautilus ssh://<user>@<server>'
> from the command line and it gives me a 'failed to log in message'
> 
> 
> I think the original poster was referring to section 7.8.2 in the
> nautilus help ('To Access Netowrk Places') where it says that under
> places->computer, when you click the network icon/object, there will be
> icons to connect to different network services.  
> 
>    "To access UNIX shares, double-click on the UNIX Network (NFS) 
>    object.  A list of the UNIX shares available to you is displayed 
>    in the file manager window."
> 
> But this NFS icon isn't there.  In my Places->network I have the local
> SMB servers, and a 'windows network' icon, but nothing else. 
> 
> The documentation also alleges there is a 'Add Network Place' icon in
> places->computer object, with more options than the 'connect to server'
> menu option, but I don't have that either.
> 
> Is there a package that's needed for this functionality or something
> like that?  One of the things I was most excited about for 2.6 was the
> new and improved network handling for nautilus, but it's just not here!
> :)

This describes and old version of Gnome with the sun JDS patches.

I have no idea why your links don't work though.

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