"Michael D. Schleif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Consider this: > > <http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/files/diskimages/dachstein-CD/CD-Contents/> > > <http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/files/diskimages/dachstein-CD/CD-Contents/nmbd-207.lrp> > Short answer: Not on LEAF. Unfortunately the LEAF package provides just half of the SAMBA package. See the section of the on-line O'Reilly book "Using Samba" copied below.
The nmb package is the half that you are not looking for. The LEAF nmb package is provided to allow wins resolution across a VPN for, say, two different offices. To serve files, etc. you need the smb, or Server Message Block daemon. A pentium 166 mhz machine will do. It is advisable to run Samba on another server verses your firewall. Throw lots of memory at it--I started with just 128M. Redhat, Suse, and other distributions have a swat configuration tool to help with your setup. www.samba.org has lots of information. Here's more information on the O'Reilly book. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/index.html http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/chapter/book/ch01_05.html "smbd The smbd daemon is responsible for managing the shared resources between the Samba server machine and its clients. It provides file, print, and browser services to SMB clients across one or more networks. smdb handles all notifications between the Samba server and the network clients. In addition, it is responsible for user authentication, resource locking, and data sharing through the SMB protocol. "nmbd The nmbd daemon is a simple nameserver that mimics the WINS and NetBIOS name server functionality, as you might expect to encounter with the LAN Manager package. This daemon listens for nameserver requests and provides the appropriate information when called upon. It also provides browse lists for the Network Neighborhood and participates in browsing elections. > Of course, depending on what you need to do . . . > > HTH > > Gary Dodge wrote: > > > > can I run simple Samba server on a LEAF machine? or something similar, > > > > I need just a simple file share or server, no passwords or security. and to > > handle a > > 120 or 160 gig ide drive.... > > > > thanks for any ideas out there I hope this clarifies what you are trying to do. Greg Morgan _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
