Network access with Tux Commander - can anyone help??

Question

Hi,
I'm using Tux Commander as my file manager (latest release).  I use it with Fluxbox over Arch.  We have a small Lan with 2 MS win boxes and two Linux boxes.  If I use XFFM I can see and get at all the other machines through the SMB Network option.
One of the TuxC options is Network and when I select that it then has an option for 'Open Connection'. Next you get to define each 'connection'.  I enter the following values into the following fields;
Name >>  OURSERVER
URI    >>   smb://administrator.***@OURSERVER
Server[;port]:   >>   OURSERVER:
Username:    >>   administrator
password      >>   ***
When I select 'connect'  it replies with;
'Couldn't open the URI specified. Please check the consistency of the resource identifier and the access permission.'
Does anyone have a clue?  I have scoured the net for detailed docs on Tux Commander and found none although it is a good file manager and I'd really like to be able to use it.
Thanks,
Jim

Answer 1

well, if it's standard URI format, it should be:
protocol://username:password@address
protocol = smb
username = administrator
password = ***
address = OURSERVER
smb://administrator:***@OURSERVER (you had a period)
Also, try it w/o the password and it should ask for it.
This is all, of course, if TuxCommand supports the smb protocol...
You may also need a way to resolve the server names if TuxCommander doesn't use NetBios to resolve them