| Chapter 8. SAMBA | ||
|---|---|---|
|
 |
|
| Chapter 8. SAMBA | ||
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
Table of Contents
SAMBA is an implementation of the Server Message Block protocol (SMB) on Linux. This allows Linux hosts to communicate with Windows hosts in a network seamlessly. While SAMBA can be run as a server in order to serve Windows clients, this is not what we will be focusing on in this chapter. Here we will concentrate on using the SAMBA client tools to contact windows servers / workstations on the network.
A Windows (95/98/NT, 2000 or XP) workstation with a shared directory. For the purposes of this discussion, the shared directory will be called MYSHARE. In addition, the workgroup on which the workstation should reside should be WORKGROUP, but of course you could have any workgroup you liked.
Linux has a number of client utilities that allow us to use these shares. For the purpose of this chapter, I have used a SAMBA server that was set up. This is simply because I did not have access to a Windows machine. However, for all intent and purpose, this is no different to using a Windows server.
|
|
 |
|
| Using DIG, Why use DIG? How to use DIG? Examples |  |
Using smbclient |