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SAMBA installation

sir
iam running linux servers(web,proxy,mail) with win95 clients.
sir please guide me so that i can have the linux machines visible to all my win95 clients.
i had downloaded samba,but i do9nt understand were to start from.
advance thanks

ahoffmann

1. copy smb.conf to default directory (usually /etc)
2. adapt it to your requirements
3. start smbd and nmbd (there should be a rc script for doing this)

It's essential to read man-pages about smb.conf before.
For a W95 workgroup environment it would be a good idea to set the workgroup
parameter in smb.conf.

alexbik

If you reject an answer but don't say why,
it is a bit hard to understand what's wrong
with the rejected answer, isn't it?

Alex.

ahoffmann

.. it is.

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lgalea

Everything that they said is good.. install the package using the Red Hat Package Manager (GLINT.. I believe they call it).. Then edit smb.conf in your /etc directory. You need to be sure to enable all of the options concerning NetBeui, with the Linux machine as the primary browser and allow Win95/98 Clients to log-on to the machine. All of these things will be obvious once you dive into smb.conf.... Also, be sure to use the Run Level Editor to include smb into the runtime start-up type thing....

schmox

It is also important to know that samba uses TCP/IP to communicate with the Win95/98/NT clients, not NetBEUI !!!
That means you have to install TCP/IP on your Windows machines and bind it to your network adapter. Please note that this is different to the setting you would normally have in a Windows-only environment, where the machines would communicate using NetBEUI.

Cheers,
Schmox