What is Samba used for?
Samba is a suite of applications that implements the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. Many operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, use the SMB protocol for client-server networking. Samba enables Linux / Unix machines to communicate with Windows machines in a network.
How do I connect to a Samba server?
How to connect via SMB on a Windows machine:
- Make sure that your Windows computer has one or several shared folders.
- Open Documents on your iPad or iPhone and tap the Plus button > Add Connection .
- Select Windows SMB server.
- Put your Windows machine's IP address or local hostname into the URL field.
What is Samba and how it works?
Samba is a free software re-implementation of the SMB networking protocol, and was originally developed by Andrew Tridgell. Samba provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clients and can integrate with a Microsoft Windows Server domain, either as a Domain Controller (DC) or as a domain member.
How do I download Samba?
Installing Samba
- On your Linux machine, open a terminal window.
- Install the necessary software with the command sudo apt-get install -y samba samba-common python-glade2 system-config-samba.
- Type your sudo password and hit Enter.
- Allow the installation to complete.