Chapter 17. Samba
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.
17.1. Why Use Samba?
Samba is useful if you have a network of both Windows and Linux
machines. Samba allows 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, use NFS as discussed in Chapter 16 Network File System (NFS). If you
want to share printers between Red Hat Linux machines only, you do not need to
use Samba; refer to Chapter 27 Printer Configuration.
