Webdavs not working

[Teunis]

My ISP has the option to access the available space as a webdisk using webdavs.

This has been available via Dolphin and Konqueror but here in 14.10 I have no success logging in, the error message keeps repeating 'No such file or Folder'

Anyone with more success?

[oshunluvr]

I can get to BOX via webdavs using the URL entry but can't get "Add Network Folder" to function properly.

How are you trying?

[Teunis]

Thing is I installed using an existing /home and so the links already in Dolphin were inherited from 13.10.
I type the link into the address bar and then I can add it to 'places'.

The address looks like:
webdavs://webdisk.xs4all.nl/username/WWW/

As said, it works fine on 14.04 but here on 14.10 it returns 'The Folder or file does not exist'.

[SteveRiley]

I can get to BOX via webdavs using the URL entry but can't get "Add Network Folder" to function properly.

Just tried here. Went to webdavs://dav.box.com/dav/. Typed my ID and password. Clicked the parent folder (shown in the red circle below) to move up one level:




Then right-clicked dav (shown in the small red circle below), added to Places, and renamed it to Box.com:


Sorry, Teunis, not sure what to think about your issue. Does your provider use CAPTCHA? Maybe you've triggered that and you need to log on to their web page to reset the counter. Just a thought. (I saw this notion on the Box.com Webdav help page.)

[oshunluvr]

To clarify the above a tiny bit: right click on the folder in the window (where it red circle is), not on the word "dav" to the right of the URL. I looked at the post and I thought you were referencing the pic above rather than below.

@Steve: Are you able to connect using the Network Places menu? Just wondering what I was doing wrong for future use...

[Teunis]

In the mean time one of the server guru's of the ISP has confirmed there is an authentication problem with this version of Dolphin.
He thought it should work in Konqueror but no such luck and I 'd be surprised because a casual look tells me a lot of the back end is shared between Konqueror and Dolphin.
Now I have to convince them to log my attempts and see where it fails.

Until then I'll use Filezilla.

Good point but no, there has never been a CAPTCHA.

[SteveRiley]

@Steve: Are you able to connect using the Network Places menu? Just wondering what I was doing wrong for future use...

Um, I don't have anything in Dolphin specifically called "Network Places." Where are you seeing this?

[kubicle]

Um, I don't have anything in Dolphin specifically called "Network Places." Where are you seeing this?

Places->Network (you can add various network filesystems there...like webdav(s) or (s)ftp, for example)

[SteveRiley]

Places->Network (you can add various network filesystems there...like webdav(s) or (s)ftp, for example)

In all these years, I've not once clicked that thing!

Yes, it worked here for me on Box.com:

And the result:

[Teunis]

Good to see, now I can make a case there is something special with the webdisk server and it's webdavs protocol of my ISP, it's not just Dolphin.

[oshunluvr]

I guess I didn't try enough options. I was mostly trying //webdavs... etc. I shoulda figgered it'd be easier than that.

[Teunis]

Hmmm.

The gurus had a nice suggestion, Dolphin speaks sftp!

So I can now log in like:

sftp://username@shell.xs4all.nl/home/auto/username/

Works just as well as webdavs and once I'm half February getting symmetrical fiber this is going to be a great on-line storage and exchange platform!

[SteveRiley]

once I'm half February getting symmetrical fiber

What!

*envy* *jealousy* *rage* *scorn* !!!!!11!1!!!!

[Teunis]

Sorry...

Today I received the message my street will be dug up and connected between Feb. 12 and 16.
The available contracts are:
https://www.xs4all.nl/internet/#specs-optie1
Speeds from 20 to 500 Mb/s
Prices from €30 to 60 p/month

You can find cheaper ISP's but they don't have such excellent mail, news servers and shell access.