Connecting and sharing files has always been a pain in the arse and we still haven’t got it perfect but here’s our solution (and policy). We use SMB over SSH.

If you’re a Mac user, you must go to System Preferences -> Sharing. In the Services tab, make sure that Windows Sharing is switched off.

Then use can use the following connection on the Terminal:

sudo ssh -L 139:gobisoft.org:139 username@gobisoft.org

You will first be prompted for you Mac admin’s password, then your gobisoft password (on snow).

Then in the Finder, type Command-K (or click Go -> Connect to server) and then type smb://localhost

You’ll then be prompted to choose the ‘gobisoft’ share. Click Ok.

Then type your gobisoft username and password. Make sure you choose the gobisoft workgroup too.

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