Info[]
Samba uses the SMB/CIFS protocol to share files between Windows and Unix. Samba home page is here.
Installing[]
Download Samba from its homepage and unpack it (replace j with z and bz2 with gz if you didn't download the .tar.bz2, also replace <version>; try using TAB or use "ls" before you type anything):
# tar xfj samba-<version>.tar.bz2 # cd samba-<version> # ./configure # make # make install
Configuring[]
/usr/local/etc/samba/ is the directory to configure Samba in.
Starting[]
Run "smbd &" to start Samba. Or put this in /etc/rc:
echo "Starting smbd (the Samba daemon):"
smbd &