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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: amiware on March 12, 2008, 07:42:57 PM

Title: What is exactly Samba ?
Post by: amiware on March 12, 2008, 07:42:57 PM

Hello folks,

sorry for my ignorance but I wanted to know what is Samba.

is it an internet stack or what?

Many Thanks

Title: Re: What is exactly Samba ?
Post by: Thomas on March 12, 2008, 07:46:00 PM

Samba is the Unix implementation of the SMB protocol. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block

Bye,
Thomas

Title: Re: What is exactly Samba ?
Post by: amiware on March 12, 2008, 08:02:38 PM

@Thomas,

Wikipedia says that SAMBA is to provide shared access to files, printers, serial ports etc.

But what I wonder is : can I make an internet connection

using SAMBA like we do with Genesis or Miami?



Thanks

Title: Re: What is exactly Samba ?
Post by: Nlandas on March 12, 2008, 08:03:06 PM

Simply put it's a Linux implementation of Microsoft File and Printer sharing. It's been ported to other platforms both from the server side and client side.

-Nyle

Title: Re: What is exactly Samba ?
Post by: persia on March 12, 2008, 08:06:52 PM

Basically my MS Windows customers access files on our (Leopard) servers via SMB.

Title: Re: What is exactly Samba ?
Post by: Zac67 on March 12, 2008, 08:07:56 PM

SMB or Samba sits on top of your layer 3 stack (IPv4, IPv6, NetBEUI or IPX). For internet access you need IPv4.

Title: Re: What is exactly Samba ?
Post by: Piru on March 12, 2008, 08:08:18 PM

Quote

But what I wonder is : can I make an internet connection using SAMBA like we do with Genesis or Miami?

No

Title: Re: What is exactly Samba ?
Post by: Matt_H on March 12, 2008, 09:08:52 PM

Samba is a network application that *requires* AmiTCP or Miami in the same way as a webbrowser. It doesn't replace them.