Samba uses the SMB protocol to share files and printers across a network
connection. Operating systems that support this protocol include
Microsoft Windows (through its Network Neighborhood), OS/2, and Linux.
Samba is useful if you have a network of both Windows and Linux
machines. Samba will allow files and printers to be shared by all the
systems in your network. If you want to share files between Red Hat Linux
machines only, refer to Chapter 8. If you want to share
printers between Red Hat Linux machines only refer to Chapter 13.
