KDE News: Setting Up Samba

“This article has been written primarily for the benefit of
newbies, who have advanced beyond the stage of changing wallpapers
and alternating between desktops, and want to connect to another
computer at home. The whole process has been described using KDE 3
on RedHat Linux 8.0, although you should be able to use similar
techniques on your distribution or platform of choice.

“If you are still reading this article, then you are probably at
the same stage of your journey through Linux and the KDE as I was a
few months ago. You already know your way around KDE, and are
comfortable with its workings. I also assume that you can type a
few elementary commands at the terminal window. So, let us get
started.

“This article deals with configuring a small network with a
Linux client (workstation) and a Windows server supplying an IP
address to the client. We do not go into the details of IP address
assignment. However, we shall consider obtaining an address
automatically from the DHCP server…”

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