“If you want to be able to see your Linux directories on
your PC, then Samba is for you. If you’re a Windows person, you can
make life easier if you can use Samba to access the disks on the
Linux box as if they were on an NT server. Originally
developed by Andrew Tridgell at the Australian National University,
Samba implements the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol, allowing
files and printers on Linux to be shared with clients such as
Windows for Workgroups, DOS, OS/2, Windows NT and others.”
“Simply put, Samba makes a Linux system behave as if it were a
Windows NT box. This is very useful if you want to copy IDs or log
files on and off your Linux box. It’s also useful if you want to
configure files using the familiar Notepad from the comfort of your
PC or just look around. Here is the five-minute guide to Samba:
Make sure you have TCP/IP and Client for Microsoft Networks
configured on your PC….”