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Mounting Directory - Connection Refused

I am trying to mount a Directory from my server to my local machine. This is because I want to edit the directory and execute the files without having the manually push the files to the server after ...
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Network file sharing between Linux and OS X

I want to share a drive/folder over the internet from my Debian machine back home, such that I can mount it on my Macbook when I am on the move. Basically I want to store my music at home and just ...
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Mount drive from redhat to a windows share with CIFS

I have been trying to mount a drive, but anything i do i get 'Access Denied', I tried: mount -t cifs //192.168.x.x/m -o username=user,password=mypass /mnt/mymount mount -t cifs //192.168.x.x/m -o ...
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Mount a Windows network drive

I want to mount a netword drive on the server (SBS2008). I have two options: Either using a fedora which already mounts on a CentOS server or directly on the CentOS server. Here is the command I tried ...
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Does mount always require root privileges?

I was under the impression that any sort of call to mount requires root privileges. But recently I was told "You should instead create appropriate entries in /etc/fstab so that the filesystems can be ...
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How do I add an entry in /etc/fstab for a windows share?

I want to be able to mount our file server's file share (on a Mac OS X server, shared via AFP and Windows File Sharing) on my Ubuntu 10.10 linux laptop. I want to be able to mount it as my normal ...
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How do I mount a WD MyBook World network drive in linux?

I have a WD MyBook World NAS on my home network. I currently use this for Time Machine backups for my Mac but I'd also like to use it as a backup location for my linux box which is running Ubuntu ...
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What is the loopback interface

What is the loopback interface and how does it differ from the eth0 interface? And why do I need to use it when mounting an ISO or running a service on localhost?