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====== File sharing ====== | ====== File sharing ====== | ||
- | The File sharing menu allows you to enable and configure Samba filesharing. Samba is a Linux clone/ | + | The File sharing menu allows you to enable and configure Samba filesharing. Samba is a Linux clone/ |
- | Microsoft' | + | Microsoft' |
===== Samba File Sharing ===== | ===== Samba File Sharing ===== | ||
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* No | * No | ||
- | * Yes, no Authentication | + | * Yes, (with) |
* Yes Authentication Required | * Yes Authentication Required | ||
For a basic setup, select //Yes no authentication. //If additional security is needed, it's recommended you select the //Yes, Authentication required// . Doing so will display two additional fields where a single username and password can be entered. | For a basic setup, select //Yes no authentication. //If additional security is needed, it's recommended you select the //Yes, Authentication required// . Doing so will display two additional fields where a single username and password can be entered. | ||
- | \\\\ | + | \\ {{: |
- | **Samba protocol version**: SMBv1/ | + | **Samba protocol version**: |
- | \\\\ {{: | + | * SMBv1 |
+ | * SMBv2 | ||
+ | * SMBv1 + SMBv2 | ||
- | **Disable GRO**: GRO (Generic Receive Offload) essentially combines together small packets | + | This allows you to select the maximum SMB version that will be supported. It is good practice to enable both SMB1 and SMB2. Imposing |
- | **Workgroup Name**: Here, specify the WORKGROUP name (logical grouping) of PCs for devices to be displayed/ | + | \\ \\ {{:pasted: |
- | **Client Codepage**: | + | **Disable GRO**: GRO (Generic Receive Offload) essentially combines together small packets to then be sent as a single large packet. This optimizes network utilization, |
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+ | **Workgroup Name**: Here, specify the WORKGROUP name (logical grouping) of PCs for devices to be displayed/ | ||
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+ | **Client Codepage**: DOS and Windows clients | ||
**Network Interfaces**: | **Network Interfaces**: | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
\\ | \\ | ||
- | **Samba Custom Configuration**: | + | **Samba Custom Configuration**: |
**Auto-share all USB Partitions**: | **Auto-share all USB Partitions**: | ||
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+ | This allows you to configure automatic sharing. As soon as a storage medium is connected to the USB port, its contents will be shared. The storage medium must use a compatible filesystem. | ||
* Disabled | * Disabled | ||
+ | * Read Only: Users can only open files and browse the storage content | ||
+ | * Read-Write: Users have full control on visible content. | ||
+ | * Hidden Read-Write. This is similar to Read-Write, but allows access to hidden content (for example, files starting with a dot (.) . | ||
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+ | **Options**: | ||
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+ | * Master Browser: If enabled, participate in the Master Browser election (when WINS is not available/ | ||
+ | * WINS Server: When enabled, act as a WINS server on the network. DHCP clients will receive this info via DHCP. Static clients can be configured with the FreshTomato' | ||
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+ | ===== Additional Share List ===== | ||
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+ | In this table, you can define custom network shares that map to physical filesystems. These may overlap, or possibly conflict with the // | ||
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+ | **Share name**: This is the share name which appears under the [[\\WORKGROUP\$routerhostname]]. | ||
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+ | **Directory**: | ||
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+ | **Description**: | ||
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+ | **Access Level**: This is the network level access rights | ||
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* Read Only | * Read Only | ||
* Read-Write | * Read-Write | ||
- | * Hidden Read-Write. | ||
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- | This allows you to configure automatic sharing. As soon as a storage medium is plugged into the USB port (assuming it has a compatible filesystem) its contents will be shared. | ||
- | * Read only: can only open files and browse | + | Do not confuse this setting with the filesystem rights. Total security is determined by executing |
- | * Read-Write: has full control on visible content. | + | |
- | * Hidden Read-Write: Same as above but access to hidden content to e.g. files starting with a dot (.).\\ | + | |
- | {{: | + | **Hidden**: |