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RXN Communications provides Samba (SMB) File and Print Services for its customers. The following are answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about SMB. Please contact support@rxn.com if you have any additional questions.
RXN SMB FAQ - Q uestion and A nswer Table of Contents:
| Q | 1. What is Samba (SMB)? |
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"Samba is a suite of Unix applications that speak the SMB (Server Message
Block) protocol. Many operating systems, including Windows and OS/2, use
SMB to perform client-server networking. By supporting this protocol,
Samba allows Unix servers to get in on the action, communicating with the
same networking protocol as Microsoft Windows products. Thus, a
Samba-enabled Unix machine can masquerade as a server on your Microsoft
network and offer the following services:
Share one or more filesystemsSamba is the brainchild of Andrew Tridgell, who currently heads the Samba development team from his home of Canberra, Australia." --from Robert Eckstein, David Collier-Brown, and Peter Kelly, Using Samba , O'Reilly and Associates, 1999. $Id: 1,v 1.1 2000/04/14 03:12:16 rjd Exp $ |
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| Q | 2. How can I learn more about Samba (SMB)? |
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Information about Samba (SMB) is available in a number of forms. You can
read about Samba (SMB) at the web site:
You can read about Samba (SMB) in print: And you can read about Samba (SMB) online:
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| Q | 3. How can I use SMB under Windows 95/98? |
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Read the book.
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DISCLAIMER: This FAQ is provided as is without any expressed or implied warranties. While every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this FAQ, the maintainer assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use, or misuse, of the information contained herein.
