WINS support??”Set this value to Yes if you want your Samba server to act as a WINS
server. (It??™s No by default.) Again, this is not needed if all the computers in your workgroup
are on the same subnetwork. Only one computer on your network should be
assigned as the WINS server.
In addition to the values described here, you can access dozens more options by clicking the
Advanced View button. When you have filled in all the fields you need, click Commit Changes
on the screen to have the changes written to the /etc/samba/smb.conf file.
Configuring Shared Directories with SWAT
To make your shared directory available to others, add an entry to the SWAT window. To use
SWAT to set up Samba to share directories, do the following:
You may see one or more security warnings during the course of this procedure. These
messages warn you that someone can potentially view the data you are sending to SWAT.
If you are working on your local host or on a private LAN, the risk is minimal.
1. From the main SWAT window, click the SHARES button.
2. Type the name of the directory that you want to share in the Create Share box, and then
click Create Share.
3. Add any of these options:
Comment??”A few words to describe the shared directory (optional).
Path??”The path name of the directory you are sharing.
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