1. Open home folder in GUI for the Ubuntu guest
  2. Add new folder
  3. Right click on folder and select “sharing options”
  4. Click “share this folder”
  5. Install the network sharing service (samba smbclient) when asked
  6. Install libpam-smbpass when asked
  7. Restart session when asked
  8. Select sharing options again for the folder
  9. Chcek the checkbox “share this folder”
  10. Check the checkbox “allow others to create and delete files in this folder”
  11. Check the checkbox “guest access”
  12. Click “create share”
  13. Add permissions when asked (nautilus)
  14. Open terminal
  15. Write “ifconfig” to get your IP address
  16. Connect to shared folder from Windows host by setting “\\IP-address\sharedfoldername” in Windows explorer, e.g. \\192.168.0.101\myfolder
Tips
  • Ubuntu firewall might block connections from Windows host, message like “Windows cannot access”. Do this to allow access in ufw “sudo ufw allow Samba”.