Samba - a Windows-readable file share
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| - | 4. Although it is possible to setup [[w:Samba (software)|Samba]] manually, it is highly recommended that you use Webmin<ref>[[Webmin to remotely administer your LinkStation]]</ref> for configuration. [[w:Webmin|Webmin]] is much easier to use and will undoubtedly save you a lot of trouble. | + | 4. Although it is possible to setup [[w:Samba (software)|Samba]] manually<ref>http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/smb.conf - a sample smb.conf file</ref>, it is highly recommended that you use Webmin<ref>[[Webmin to remotely administer your LinkStation]]</ref> for configuration. [[w:Webmin|Webmin]] is much easier to use and will undoubtedly save you a lot of trouble. |
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Revision as of 17:50, 3 August 2006
This article
based on work done by Frontalot
at Linkstationwiki.org
1. Install the Samba[1][2] and SMBFS packages. Use the command:
apt-get install samba smbfs
2. Enter your domain/workgroup when prompted. The Windows XP default is MSHOME.
3. If prompted, select yes to creating a password database.
4. Although it is possible to setup Samba manually[3], it is highly recommended that you use Webmin[4] for configuration. Webmin is much easier to use and will undoubtedly save you a lot of trouble.
References
- ↑ http://www.samba.org/ The samba web site
- ↑ http://us4.samba.org/samba/docs/using_samba/toc.html "Using Samba", by Ts, Eckstein, and Collier-Brown (O'Reilly)
- ↑ http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/smb.conf - a sample smb.conf file
- ↑ Webmin to remotely administer your LinkStation
