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Samba Last modified: Monday, September 20, 2004
An open source implementation of the SMB file sharing protocol that provides file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients. Samba allows a non-Windows server to communicate with the same networking protocol as the Windows products. Samba was originally developed for UNIX but can now run on Linux, FreeBSD and other UNIX variants. It is freely available under the GNU General Public License. The name Samba is a variant of SMB, the protocol from which it stems.
Samba Home Page Users will find the latest development news and support for using Samba, downloads and documentation. The Story of Samba: Linux's Stealth Weapon This 1999 article from Linux Magazine traces the story of how Samba came to be.	Related Categories Network Protocols OSRC Platforms UNIX Related Terms CIFS open source SMB UNIX