You have 2 folders to connect to:
1) Your personal folder - This is private from other lab members, but Ali can access it
2) Public folder - This is accessible to all lab members with logins on the file server.
The server address is 132.183.241.116 and I will provide the name of your home folder.
The first thing you need to do is open up a Finder window. (Figure A)
Figure A
Your standard Finder window
To quickly start a connection hit the [Apple] key and the [K] key together. You will then be prompted to enter a server address. As you can see in Figure B, you will enter the actual server IP address preceded by smb:// once you enter the information click OK.
Figure B
If you hit the + sign you can add this Samba server to your favorites list making connecting even easier
Now you are ready to select your SMB mount point. As we have configured insmb.conf our only available mount point is homes as shown in Figure C. So click OK to continue.
Figure C
If there are more mount points configured in smb.conf they will appear in the drop down list
Now you will be prompted for the username/password you added with the smbpasswdcommand as shown in Figure D. Enter this and click OK.
Figure D
Username and password
You can also add this username/password combination to your OS X keychain by clicking the checkbox. If this machine is shared, I do not recommend this option for security purposes.
Once the machine has connected to the Samba share you will see the directories/files appear in the Finder listing as well as a representative icon on the desktop. (Figure E)
Figure E
Because of the configuration in smb.conf your user should be able to read and write files to the Samba share
You are all set.
Now in order to disconnect from the Samba share you simple do a Ctrl-click and selectEject “HOMES” from the options. (Figure F) Once you do that your machine will disconnect from the Samba share.
Figure F
Disconnect
Another method of disconnecting is to click and drag the icon to the trash bin on the dock. You can also click the eject button associated with HOMES in the Finder.