What is Sambaserver ?
Samba is an Free Software suite that has, provided file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients, including versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Samba is freely available under the GNU General Public License.
What settings need I do on the server ?
You need to create shares for users. Creating shares means selecting a directory which can be accessed by client machines. The mode can be read or read/write. In read/write mode, users can create/update files in the share. The workgroup (default name is WORKGROUP on Windows) on the server and the client needs to be the same to be able to access the share. You are all set to access your files from a windows machine ! You can map a drive for this area on linux server. You need to supply the login/password on the linux server to access this area.
Here's a nice article on how Sambaserver can be useful to small businesses.
Sambaserver for small business
* CIFS - CIFS stands for Common Internet File System. To know more about it, see #INTRO.2
SMB - SMB is a protocol for files, printers, serial ports, and communications abstractions such as named pipes and mail slots between computers. The full form is Server Message Block.
If you would like to know more about this protocol, visit #What_Is_SMB
