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doc:howto:x2goclient-file-sharing [2017/01/26 14:41] stefanbaur [Manually mounting Shared Folders on Demand] - added screenshots |
doc:howto:x2goclient-file-sharing [2017/01/26 14:59] stefanbaur [Adding Shared Folders] - added/expanded note why un-checking SSH forwarding for folder sharing is a bad idea |
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Make sure you've checked the '' | Make sure you've checked the '' | ||
+ | <note tip>If you decide against automounting, | ||
+ | <note important> | ||
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+ | //In theory,// it should be possible to un-check this box if there is no firewall or NAT routing between the Windows client and the Linux server. Note that // | ||
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+ | //In reality,//, though, we've seen it fail more often than not, even when these conditions were met. | ||
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+ | The one reason why you might want to un-check it is a slight performance increase due to saving some overhead, especially when running over a VPN connection (wrapping TCP in TCP, just to wrap it in TCP again is of course less than ideal), but at present, it just isn't worth the additional setup and debug effort for the average user. | ||
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=== Optionally activate Filename Charset Translation === | === Optionally activate Filename Charset Translation === | ||
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- | Once you're connected, you should see a symlink '' | + | Once you're connected, you should see a symlink '' |
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+ | <note tip>If you decided against automounting, | ||
=== Locate your Shared Folders == | === Locate your Shared Folders == | ||
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- | Right-click the session icon next to the clock, select the session name (in our example: '' | + | Right-click the session icon next to the clock, select the session name (in our example: '' |
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Click the name of the share (in our example: '' | Click the name of the share (in our example: '' |