Samba
Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that provides
seamless file
and print services to SMB/CIFS clients. Samba is freely available,
unlike other SMB/CIFS implementations, and allows for interoperability
between Linux/Unix servers and Windows-based clients.
Specifically, Samba is an implementation of dozens of services
and a dozen
protocols, including NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NBT), SMB, CIFS (an enhanced
version of SMB), DCE/RPC or more specifically, MSRPC, the Network
Neighborhood suite of protocols, a WINS
server also known as a NetBIOS Name Server (NBNS), the NT Domain suite
of protocols which includes NT Domain Logons, Secure Accounts Manager
(SAM) database, Local Security Authority (LSA) service, NT-style
printing service (SPOOLSS), NTLM and more recently Active Directory
Logon which involves a modified version of Kerberos and a modified
version of LDAP.
Samba provides a complete replacement for Windows XP/NT, Warp,
NFS or Netware servers.
Samba 3.0.28a
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Price
Free to download
Size
17.3MB
License
GNU Public License
Developer
John Terpstra, Chris Nichols, Derrell Lipman, Wilco
Baan Hofman, Florian Effenberger, Gerald (Jerry) Carter, Rainer Link
Website
www.samba.org
System Requirements
Support
Sites:
Samba
HOWTO, FAQ,
Mailing
Lists, Samba
Forum, Setting
up Samba, Using
Samba to Share Network Files and Printers (Video)
Selected
Reviews:
iTWire
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Key
features include::
- SMB server, to provide Windows NT and LAN Manager-style
file and print services to SMB clients such as Windows 95, Warp Server,
smbfs and others
- Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controller replacement
- File/print server that can act as a member of a Windows NT
4.0or Active Directory domain.
- NetBIOS (rfc1001/1002) nameserver, which amongst other
things gives browsing support. Samba can be the master browser on your
LAN if desired
- FTP-like SMB client so you can access PC resources (disks
and printers) from UNIX, Netware, and other operating systems
- Tar extension to the client for backing up PCs
- Limited command-line tool that supports some of the NT
administrative functionality, which can be used on Samba, NT
workstation and NT server
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