How to connect to a Samba share using C#?

[mesh2005]

Is it possible to connect a Samba share using C# ? if so, how?
Thanks.

[Shuja Ali]

Can you MAP that share on your local computer. If you can map it then it would be easy to access it using the drive letter.

[mesh2005]

Yes that is right but in my case I need to connect it without mapping, is that possible?

[Shuja Ali]

That was the only thing that came to my mind. I have never worked with SAMBA. Probably someone else can post the solution.

[boudino]

SAMBA is Linux souluiton which enable Linux box to behave like common Windows machine. That means that from your point of view, there is no difference between Windows and Linux machine, at least at level of share services. So you can use net names for folders published by SAMBA, e.g. \\linuxbox\share.

Of course, that are some access rights issues on Linux's side, slightly different from those on Windows, but unless you are not admin of the Linux, it is business of Linux admin to set it right.

[mesh2005]

Thanks for your reply, the problem is a username and password must be supplied to access the share, which function can I use to open the shared directory ? how can I pass the username and the password to this function?
Thanks.