All-purpose tips

1. Mount a Ms-Windows share

a) install smbfs :

apt-get install smbfs

b) mkdir /mnt/win

c) mount the share :

smbmount //ms_machine/share_name /mnt/win

d) some informations about the machine :

smblient -L ms_machine

e) mount with a password :

smbmount //ms_machine/share /mnt/dir -o username=_username_,password=_password_

2. IRDA small howto

apt-get install irda-utils

modprobe pxaficp_ir
modprobe ircomm
modprobe ircomm_tty
modprobe irda

Look if the /dev/ircomm0 is created. If not :

mknod /dev/ircomm0 c 161 0

At last:

irattach irda0 -s

You can then launch software like wammu to use your irda device via /dev/ircomm0.

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