Sharing Information
Today's networking environment is normally a heterogeneous mix, consisting of various UNIX servers and workstations, the seemingly inevitable Microsoft NT server, Microsoft Windows desktops, and so on. As much as some of us want the Microsoft operating systems to completely disappear, it appears that they will continue to challenge connectivity and information sharing for some time to come. Fortunately, the Linux community is rife with programmers whose level of frustration has prompted them to write programs that overcome the obstacles that Microsoft has erected in an effort to deny users connectivity options (except on their terms). One such program is called Samba. This chapter attempts to introduce Samba in the most expeditious ...
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