I’m trying to connect my Linux laptop to the network at my workplace so I can share files with colleagues, but it’s not clear how to do it.
I can plug in the Ethernet cable and get a connection to public internet but cannot see any storage drives on the local network.
What should I do?
Debian 13, GNOME 43.
Unless your company’s IT department specifically setup the drives on the local network to be accessible from other OS’s then Windows, you won’t be able to connect to them, without setting up Samba/CIFS.
As others have status, if you are allowed to use Linux as a company device, ask your IT department how to access the company stuff. If you are not really allowed and are just doing, you probably won’t have access to much that is not a webapp.