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PACMANchasingme 12-22-2015 03:58 PM
Does every linux need their own samba to share folders?
 
Hey guys I have a samba server on my desktop and it can share files fine.

But how does my linux laptop put files on the network? do I actually have to setup samba seperately for it and add folders to smb.conf?

schneidz 12-22-2015 04:08 PM
the smb-client is to fool windows servers into believing they are receiving a connection from a windows pc.
the smb-server is a service to fool windows pc's into believing they are connecting to a windows share.

if you are not using windows it would be less cumbersome to use nfs or sshfs rather than smb.

PACMANchasingme 12-22-2015 04:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by schneidz (Post 5467759)
the smb-client is to fool windows servers into believing they are receiving a connection from a windows pc.
the smb-server is a service to fool windows pc's into believing they are connecting to a windows share.

if you are not using windows it would be less cumbersome to use nfs or sshfs rather than smb.
I also have 2 windows PC's btw, and they need to access the laptop (which I have no idea how to share files into samba) but seems like I have to install a seperate samba here.

schneidz 12-22-2015 05:06 PM
oh, sorry. disregard the previous advice. samba is the best utility to share files between windows and linux pc's.

Emerson 12-22-2015 05:13 PM
You can share same files using Samba and NFS and AFS and whatnot simultaneously.


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