Connect to Windows Samba Shares via SSH Tunneling from Mac OS X
Chances are if you are seeing this, you’ve tried quite a bit but it hasn’t worked. Look no further. If you are seeing this and haven’t been researching it, then this should still be enough info to get a good start.
First, here’s the point: Using windows file sharing (Samba/SMB) is a good way to access your files across your home network, but don’t even think about trying it over the internet. In order to access SMB shares across the internet you’re going to need to get creative. A method which works reasonably well is using a zero-configuration VPN program such as Hamachi, Remobo, Wippen, etc. to create a virtual lan connecion, thus fooling your computer into connecting like you were on the same lan. That works, but in my experience it isn’t very reliable, it has limitations, it has overhead, and it means you have to have that ZCVPN client on both ends. So here’s my solution, skip the program, jump straight to the solution. If you use an SSH tunnel to connect to your computer, you can access your SMB shares, you can use VNC to view your screen, or do just about anything that uses a port on your host computer. The best part about it is, once you have it up and running, it’s really simple to use!
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