SSH and OOo

[Stew Schneider]

Box A is running as a file server, on Dapper, if I recall correctly. Box 
B (in the same office) is running Gutsy with a Gnome desktop (sorry!). I 
want Box B to access some shares from Box A.

That shouldn't be too hard, should it? Well, I've made it pretty hard. 
Can someone tell me where I'm screwing up?

On Box B: I click Places|Browsing and get nowhere. It will show the 
server, but clicking it reports that it cannot open any of the files. 
The account from which I'm running on Box A exists on Box B, and at 
least one of the shares is 777.

So, I connect to the shares via ssh, and I can see the shares and the 
files. If I double click a document, OpenOffice tries to open it, but 
then throws a dialog saying User: mike and asks for the password. No 
matter what we enter, the dialog returns, now with no User field, still 
begging for a password.

On the other hand, if I simply drag the file to the desktop and double 
click it, OOo opens it fine.

Why can't OpenOffice open the file "where it sits" on Box A? Permissions 
are:

rwxr_xr_x mike:staff

stew