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--- doc:howto:x2goclient-file-sharing [2017/01/26 14:45]
stefanbaur [Adding Shared Folders] - added tip w/ link to manual mounting instructions
+++ doc:howto:x2goclient-file-sharing [2019/01/18 15:08] (current)
stefanbaur [Setting up File Sharing in X2GoClient] updated warning message
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 The following screenshots were made using [[http://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-win32/x2goclient/releases/4.0.5.1-2016.08.18/x2goclient-4.0.5.1-2016.08.18-setup.exe|X2GoClient for Windows 4.0.5.1-2016.08.18]].  The design of the session tabs may vary slightly in later versions, however, the principle stays the same.
-<note important>**Attention:** There is a bug in X2GoClient 4.0.5.2 that causes Folder Sharing to fail in some, if not all use cases. If you require this feature, please remain on X2GoClient 4.0.5.1 until 4.1.0.0 is released.</note>
+<note important>**Attention:** There is a bug in X2GoClient 4.0.5.2 that causes Folder Sharing to fail in some, if not all use cases. If you need this feature, please upgrade to the latest X2GoClient release //or// downgrade to X2GoClient 4.0.5.1</note>
 ===== Session Setup =====
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 Make sure you've checked the ''Automount'' checkbox as well as the one that says ''Use SSH port forwarding...''. The latter should be enabled by default.
 <note tip>If you decide against automounting, see [[doc:howto:x2goclient-file-sharing#manually_mounting_shared_folders_on_demand|Manually mounting Shared Folders on Demand]] below for manual mounting instructions.</note>
+<note important>
+Unless you really know what you are doing, do **not** un-check ''Use SSH port forwarding...'' for Folder Sharing, especially if you're a beginner and are trying to get your first connection with Folder Sharing working.  While the connection will still be encrypted due to the use of SSH on the reverse connections, it will likely cause problems that result in Folder Sharing not working at all.
+\\
+\\
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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 //firewall// in this case refers to **both** hardware firewalls build into routers or bridges, as well as to software firewalls running on the Windows Client - like the built-in one that comes with every Windows since Windows XP ServicePack 2, or one belonging to an Internet Security Suite you might be running, and/or on the Linux Server, like ''iptables''.
+//In reality,// though, we've seen it fail more often than not, even when these conditions were met.
+---------------------------------
+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.
+---------------------------------
+**TL;DR:** If you don't have the faintest idea what the above paragraphs mean, don't un-check that box.
+</note>
 === Optionally activate Filename Charset Translation ===
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 {{:doc:howto:filesharing-7.png|}}
-Once you're connected, you should see a symlink ''media'' in your home directory. Follow that symlink.
+Once you're connected, you should see a symlink ''media'' in your home directory, assuming you followed our suggestion to use the Automount feature. Follow that symlink.
+<note tip>If you decided against automounting, see [[doc:howto:x2goclient-file-sharing#manually_mounting_shared_folders_on_demand|Manually mounting Shared Folders on Demand]] below for manual mounting instructions.</note>
 === Locate your Shared Folders ==

X2Go - everywhere@home

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