Connect to Windows share from Linux command line.

An example of connecting to a Windows share from Linux command line;

smbclient //IP_ADDRESS/SHARE_NAME -U username

smbclient //192.168.254.198/public -U username

Then you will be promted for the password and find yourself at the smb: \> prompt.

You can then use;
ls for a listing of files
get filename to grab a file
cd folder to change directory
...etc

exit to exit

You can use the below example to mount a Windows share in Linux:

sudo mount -t cifs -o username="windows user name" //corefile01.core.local/dalzell/Shared/IT /mnt/tmp