How can i mount a windows share on my linux box?
this is quite simple

mount -t cifs -o username=yourusername,password=yourpassword
//path/onwindows/server/ /your/linux/mountpoint/

This command lets you mount the network share on the fly,
to unmount use:
umount /your/linux/mountpoint/

To make the mountpoint permanent you have to add the following entry to your /etc/fstab

//path/onwindows/server/ /your/linux/mountpoint/ smbfs defaults,rw,noauto,username=yourusername,password=yourpass 0 0

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