How do I mount a remote Linux folder in Windows through SSH? [closed]

Answer 1

I don't think you can mount a Linux folder as a network drive under windows having only access to ssh. I can suggest you to use WinSCP that allows you to transfer file through ssh and it's free.

EDIT: well, sorry. Vinko posted before me and now i've learned a new thing :)

Answer 2

You need to mount a remote share on your windows machine. This is what Samba/smb is for.

What you'll be doing is turning your Linux box into an SMB server, which lets it share files in a way that plays nice with Windows.

If you're not on the same network, you'll need to tunnel this through your SSH connection which may not be worth the effort.

Answer 3

Second David's answer below: I needed to mount a network drive automatically when users logged in. Dokan SSHFS is a nice tool, but wasn't reliable enough in this case. The copy of Netdrive I found didn't support SSHFS or sftp - not sure if a more recent one does.

The solution I'm trialling now involves adding a virtual network adapter (with file sharing disabled), using plink to open a tunnel via the new adapter to the remote machine running SAMBA, and mounting the network drive against the new adapter. There's another useful tutorial here http://www.blisstonia.com/eolson/notes/smboverssh.php.

The tunnel and network drive can be set up with a login script, so a few seconds after login users can use the mapped drive without needing to take any action.

Answer 4

Take a look at CIFS (http://www.samba.org/cifs/). It is a virtual file system you can run on your linux machine that will allow you to mount folders on your linux machine in windows using SMB.

CIFS on linux information can be found here: http://linux-cifs.samba.org/