Difference between revisions of "Samba"
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If you're using [[Microsoft Windows XP]], you can connect to the shares of a computer on your local network, as long as you know the [[hostname]] or [[IP address]]. | If you're using [[Microsoft Windows XP]], you can connect to the shares of a computer on your local network, as long as you know the [[hostname]] or [[IP address]]. | ||
| − | #Open the '''Run...''' command from the [[Start menu]] | + | #Open the '''Run...''' command from the [[Start menu]] or by pressing [[Windows key]] + R. |
| − | #Type two [[backslash|backslashes]] ('''\\'''), followed by the hostname or IP address of the computer you | + | #Type two [[backslash|backslashes]] ('''\\'''), followed by the hostname or IP address of the computer you are connecting to. |
| − | #If you also know the name of the share you | + | #If you also know the name of the share you wish to access, you can type one additional backslash and then the name of the share. |
| − | # | + | #Click on '''OK'''. |
For example, to install the [[Printing_with_VendPrint|VendPrint]] application, you need to copy the installer from '''\\vendprint.gac.edu\vendprint:''' | For example, to install the [[Printing_with_VendPrint|VendPrint]] application, you need to copy the installer from '''\\vendprint.gac.edu\vendprint:''' | ||
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===Network Drives=== | ===Network Drives=== | ||
| − | If you need to regularly access the same share (especially if it | + | If you need to regularly access the same share (especially if it is a password-protected share), it is a good idea to [[mount]] the share as a [[network drive]]. |
==On Mac OS X== | ==On Mac OS X== | ||
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Revision as of 16:26, 5 October 2006
Samba is a free software implementation of a collection of networking services and protocols, including Microsoft's SMB (or CIFS) protocol, which allows computers on a network to share files with each other.
On Windows XP
If you're using Microsoft Windows XP, you can connect to the shares of a computer on your local network, as long as you know the hostname or IP address.
- Open the Run... command from the Start menu or by pressing Windows key + R.
- Type two backslashes (\\), followed by the hostname or IP address of the computer you are connecting to.
- If you also know the name of the share you wish to access, you can type one additional backslash and then the name of the share.
- Click on OK.
For example, to install the VendPrint application, you need to copy the installer from \\vendprint.gac.edu\vendprint:
Network Drives
If you need to regularly access the same share (especially if it is a password-protected share), it is a good idea to mount the share as a network drive.