Map SSHFS Linux share as network drive in Windows
Aug 2, 2008
I've found a lot of use from running OpenSSH on my Linux desktop at home, then mounting my desktop's partitions onto my laptop via SSHFS. Every now and then, I end up somewhere on a Windows computer and wishing I were able to somehow mount my desktop's remote shares. I stumbled upon a somewhat clunky, yet functional, solution that I couldn't find online so I thought I'd document it here. All that's needed is to mount the remote share on a Linux system (ie: my laptop), then set that mounted partition as a Samba share. You can now access the remote directory from Windows by having the local Linux machine act as a "proxie". Again, not the prettiest solution, but it gets the job done. I hope this comes in handy for someone else.
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