Samba is not a protocol. SMB is the protocol, and the protocol is "owned" by Microsoft. Samba is an open source package that implements a SMB server.
It doesn't matter what kernel, or OS you are using, you can build Samba from the source code to run on your platform. As for the front-end... have you ever thought of learning about text config files? (seriously, there are some other front-ends such as SWAT and webmin. They, however, don't integrate with Aqua, but they should be usable) Of course, those steps are only necessary if you want to share resources from your Mac with the rest of your network. I don't believe the existing CIFS (SMB client in the kernel) client has gone away in OSX 10.7. ---------------------------------------------- Tony Hoover, Network Administrator KSU - Salina, College of Technology and Aviation (785) 826-2660 "Don't Blend in..." ---------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: samba-boun...@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-boun...@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Sutton Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 8:03 PM To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] Samba for Mac OS X Dear Samba Community, Because Apple has transitioned away from the open-source SAMBA protocol for their new 10.7 release of Mac OS X, I was wondering if there is a third-party solution to fill this void. Because OS X is based on Darwin, and Darwin is an open-source "free" version of UNIX, I thought there might be a solution with an Aqua front-end that would make it easier for Mac machines to connect to Windows networks. If you are able to answer my question, I would be very happy! Thank you so much, and have a great week, --Daniel --------------- Daniel Sutton danielsut...@gmail.com -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
