The Windows file sharing service is sometimes also known as Samba, SMB, or Microsoft LAN Manager.
If you enable Windows file sharing on your NetWinder, you will be able to see the NetWinder in the Network Neighborhood window on your Windows workstations. This allows you to easily access programs, documents, web pages, and other files that you store on the NetWinder. The NetWinder's Windows file sharing service provides most of the same features as file sharing in Windows NT.
If you don't want to store files on the NetWinder using the Network Neighborhood, you should disable the Windows file sharing service.
To choose exactly which NetWinder folders will be shared, see the section called File Sharing Configuration under Network Settings.
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Windows file sharing only works correctly if your NetWinder login name matches the login name you give to Windows when you start your workstation. |
The Windows file sharing service also has a few configuration options. The configuration screen looks like this:
Workgroup. This is the name of the workgroup that your file server will join. It will appear in this workgroup in the Network Neighborhood window. The exact name you choose doesn't really matter, but file sharing will work best if all of the file servers and workstations on your network use the same workgroup name.
Comment. This is the description of your server. It will appear in Network Neighborhood next to the server name.
Password Encryption. If this option is turned on, Windows will encrypt user passwords when it connects to a computer using Network Neighborhood. Some older versions of Windows didn't understand password encryption; if you experience connection problems, try setting this option to No. Usually, it is much better to use Yes.
WINS Server. One of the computers in each workgroup must be chosen to keep track of the names in the Network Neighborhood. This computer is called the WINS server. Usually, this should be a server computer (such as a NetWinder or Windows NT server) rather than a Windows 95/98 or Macintosh workstation, since servers fail less often and will keep more reliable information.
If you want your NetWinder to be the WINS server, choose Yes here. If you want, you can then add your NetWinder's address to the list of WINS servers in your Windows 95/98 network control panel.
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Do not choose Yes on an existing Windows network or the computers will compete for control and mass confusion will result. |
Press the Save button when you have finished making configuration changes.