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I am able to access other computers in the network (all the computers are mine) using //192.168.1.x However, I am not prompted with a login for Ubuntu machines. I did some research, and other people are getting the login prompt. How can I force Windows to display the login?

I have Windows 7 Ultimate and Ubuntu 11.04 Server

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You want to access it how? Using Remote Desktop? That's only for Windows machines. To access the Ubuntu server you need VNC or TeamViewer. – Thiago M. Jun 30 '11 at 3:48
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From what I can tell he means file sharing, but shouldn't it be "\\" instead of "//". I don't work with Ubuntu much, but I know Windows like the back of my hand. – Peter Maxwell Jun 30 '11 at 4:05
What happens when you try to connect? Does Ubuntu allow you to access the files or does it kick you out? – grawity Jun 30 '11 at 8:32
When I connect to \\192.168.1.x, I can access all of Ubuntu's shared folders (Ubuntu is using Samba). However, I can't modify the files unless I enable "Enable guess access" in Ubuntu, this is a security problem. – Linksku Jul 1 '11 at 17:08
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UNC uses backslashes, not forward slashes. Try \192.....

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Windows accepts both kinds of slashes in file paths. – grawity Jun 30 '11 at 8:32
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