39. Connecting to servers

To connect to various types of servers, you can use → System → Gigolo. To connect to a server, follow the steps below:

Go to Actions → Connect

Select the appropriate Service type and insert connection information

Click Connect; if you are attempting to connect to a server that requires you to log in, you will be prompted to enter a password

Upon successfully connecting to the server, an icon labeled with connection details will appear in the Gigolo window. To bookmark connections, right-click on a connection and select Create Bookmark. In the Edit Bookmarks dialog, you can name the bookmark and set other options, including the option to auto-connect. Once you are done, click OK to create the bookmark.


	The Windows Share username should be in the format DOMAIN\username

	In order to connect to Samba networks (Windows shares) using the Thunar File Manager, you will need to have the package gvfs-backends installed.