[CLUE-Tech] Confused about Samba

[John Kennedy]

Hi guys,

I believe the Denver Public Library has this book.
No... wait it is the 'Black Book' they have but that
one is good too.

http://denver.lib.co.us

Good luck

John Kennedy


>From: Dave Anselmi <anselmi at americanisp.net>
>Reply-To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
>To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
>Subject: Re: [CLUE-Tech] Confused about Samba
>Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 19:08:46 -0700
>
>Matt Gushee wrote:
>
> > Hi, folks--
> >
> > I am having trouble getting started with Samba. All I want to do right
> > now is set up file and printer sharing on my home network.
>
>Hopefully Jed's post will get you going.  There are two issues I can think
>of that might be causing you grief.  First, if the samba box wants to
>authenticate the other boxes, it needs a way to do that.  There are several
>ways that can be done but for you the easiest is probably to allow any 
>local
>machines based on IP, as Jed suggested.
>
>Second, your machines need to be able to find each other.  Since you're
>using dhcp, and probably not dynamic dns, you're left with WINS.  That's a
>type of dns windows can use, and is handled through a "master browser".
>This usage predates the world wide web and refers to a machine that keeps
>track of all the other machines on the network.  When you open Network
>Neighborhood et. al. on a windows box, you're looking at the browse list
>which is pulled from the master browser.
>
>Any of your boxes should be able to be the master browser, and if you get
>all the machines in the same workgroup/domain, they should all show up in
>the browse list.  I have a linux box that runs samba for the sole purpose 
>of
>getting it to show up in the browse list of our all windows network.  That
>way I can call it by name rather than its dynamic IP.
>
>Probably this is either stuff you don't understand, or already know.  I
>recommend "Linux Samba Server Administration" (Craig Hunt Linux Library) by
>Roderick W. Smith.  It has an excellent section on what the heck all this
>Windows stuff is, and should get you started quickly.  It will definately
>make the docs make sense.  May even be able to get it from your local
>library if you like to try before you buy.
>
>Dave
>
>
>
>
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