A few weeks ago, I was asked to set-up a small adhoc network with a bunch of PC, running Ubuntu Hardy Heron and Windows. Personally, I have always avoided using samba file sharing in my own network, and use NFS instead. I could get away with this because I don’t have any PC running Windows.
However, in a network containing some Windows PC, samba is unavoidable. After muddling around file sharing from Nautilus (and I might add, encountering bugs which made the set-up difficult), I stumbled upon an easier and working solution.
First, before doing anything else, you should install samba:
sudo apt-get install samba
Next, install “Samba Server Configuration” tool:
sudo apt-get install system-config-samba
The Samba Server Configuration tool can be found in:
Top Panel Menu > System > Administration > Samba
Bypassing the “buggy” samba file sharing offered by Nautilus, the Samba Server Configuration tool takes the pain out of file sharing.
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