Setting up File Sharing Between Windows, Linux, and Macs with Samba!

September 15th, 2009 | by admin |

This tutorial will show you how to use Samba to share a directory on your Linux machine across your network, accessible by Windows, Linux, and Mac machines.
The process takes less than five minutes, and by the end you should immediately see the file server through browsing your Windows network. (This and more at http://www.linuxhaxor.net)

This is not the most secure way to share files via Linux (but you can configure Samba for greater security), and is suitable for a home network without unwanted guests.

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Duration : 0:4:38


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  1. 25 Responses to “Setting up File Sharing Between Windows, Linux, and Macs with Samba!”

  2. By CRVGinc on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

    Ok, Nixie, I did …
    Ok, Nixie, I did everything you said to the letter and now I can’t even see the ubuntu server in my windows xp. Is there a way to undo everything I’ve done. Sort of going back to the beginning? before I started with all the command changes.

  3. By joggymac on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

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  6. By raslaje on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

    One suggestion I …
    One suggestion I have is perhaps just a one sentence explanation of where to find the information to substitute for generic terms like ‘work group name’ and ‘yourservername’ in the smb.conf file. I know now after a rather miserable convoluted journey searching for it just Right Click ‘My Computer’ then Properties > Computer Name for ‘work group’ . At least I know now why one would wish to have a real savepoint to return to. But nevertheless a very informative video and nicely presented.

  7. By G0blinS0ul on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

    I’m getting about …
    I’m getting about 5KB/s (it takes several minutes to reach that speed) when trying to grab a movie from my Xubunu laptop from my PC. :S

  8. By masterblaster125 on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

    LMAO, great joke… …
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  12. By richardrings321 on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

    THANK YOU!!! Worked …
    THANK YOU!!! Worked Perfectly! Very easy to understand!!! (….and pleasing to watch)

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  14. By claudiubodor on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

    great tutorial …
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  19. By carbonunit on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

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  20. By redbullhead on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

    ROFL, very funny, …
    ROFL, very funny, but I didn’t get my answer.
    I cannot for the life of me work out what username I need to put in when accessing it from Vista

  21. By gajuambi on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

    HI NIXIE I HAVE …
    HI NIXIE I HAVE RAID 1 with vista in it.could u plz plz plz make a video on how to install ubuntu on fake raid.i m struggling from 7 months to do it.
    i ve ubuntu, redhat, suse on vmware in vista. how to install codecs offline.??
    if possible make videos on these…
    lot of people need it.
    everybody don’t have the internet connection at home.

  22. By bsims156 on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

    use this command to …
    use this command to install a firewall, and you can find the app in the internet section.

    sudo apt-get install firestarter

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  24. By phdecora on Sep 15, 2009 | Reply

    kudos to the young …
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