OS X
Tunneling SMB mount through SSH
- Last tested on OS X El Capitan 10.11.5
- Base reference: [1]
On one of the CLIs type the following. I'm assuming username (for connecting to my server) is "mhan" and the server address to be "pisteos.hanovate.com".
$ sudo ssh -p 2323 -l mhan -L 139:localhost:139 pisteos.hanovate.com
The above actually logs you in while forwarding the port. Optionally, you can add these parameters to suppress the log-in and only forward the port via SSH.
$ sudo ssh -2qfNg -p 2323 -l mhan -L 139:localhost:139 pisteos.hanovate.com
Then on a separate terminal type the following:
$ mkdir /Volumes/sharename
$ mount -t smbfs //localhost:139/sharename /Volumes/sharename
Changing hostname that shows up on CLI
- Last tested on OS X El Capitan 10.11.5
- Base reference: Larry Gordon, optional reference: HostName, ComputerName, and Bonjour Name
The hostname doesn't seem to change in spite of changing the computer name in Sharing preference, and NetBIOS names. This command has to be executed at the CLI to change the hostname.
$ sudo scutil --set HostName newhostname.local