How to Install Samba on the Windows 2000 Server

Install Samba on Windows 2000 Server to gain flexibility over the applications run on your server.

Samba is free software that allows end users to access and use printers, files and other shared resources over a company's internal network. The Samba software is often referred to as a network file system and can be installed on numerous operating systems including UNIX, Linux and the Windows 2000 Server. Samba is a client-server application meaning that the Samba software is installed on a server. Users (clients) then use and access the Samba software on the server from their computers.

Instructions

1. Click "Start" at the bottom of the desktop on your computer. Click "Control Panel" from the Start Menu, click "Network" from the Control Panel and then click "Dial-Up Connection". Click the network that is linked to your Samba network.

2. Right-click "Local Area Connection" and then click "Properties."

3. Click "Configure." You should see the message "device is working properly" for the Local Area Connection Properties. Select "Enable" for the network connection and then "OK."

4. Click "TCP/IP" under "This connection uses the following items" in the Local Area Connection Properties window. Click the "Properties" button. The TCP/IP Properties window launches. Select "Obtain IP Address automatically" in the Local Area Connection window. Select "Use the following DNS Server address."

5. Click the "Advanced" button and click the "WINS" tab. Input the WINS address provided to you by Samba. Select "Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP" and then click "OK" and reboot your computer.

6. Access the Control Panel again. Identify your computer under "System Properties." Click the "Network ID" tab. Change your name and workgroup to the one in your Samba server. Then click "More" and enter the DNS domain of the computer and click "OK." Reboot your computer.

7. Click "My Network Places" from the Control Panel and double-click the option "Computers Near Me." The Samba server is installed and now appears.

Tips & Warnings

• The username for Samba should not be the same as the computer name.

References

• Samba: Opening Windows to a Wider World