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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/ |
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+ | Microsoft' | ||
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===== Samba File Sharing ===== | ===== Samba File Sharing ===== | ||
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* No | * No | ||
- | * Yes, no Authentication | + | * Yes, (with) |
* Yes Authentication Required | * Yes Authentication Required | ||
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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 to then be sent as a single large packet. This optimizes network utilization, | + | \\ |
- | **Workgroup Name**: Here, specify the WORKGROUP name (logical grouping) of PCs for devices | + | This allows you to select |
- | **Client Codepage**: Code pages are used by DOS and Windows clients to determine rules for mapping lowercase letters to uppercase letters. Undefined by default can be set in case of case sensitivity issue. To check what Codepage your systems are on (in Windows) run '' | + | \\ \\ {{:pasted: |
- | **Network Interfaces**: Defines | + | **Disable GRO:** GRO (Generic Receive Offload) combines small packets |
- | {{:pasted: | + | **Workgroup Name:** Here, specify the WORKGROUP name (logical grouping) of PCs for devices to be displayed/ |
- | **Samba Custom Configuration**: Here you can pass user-defined parameters to the samba process (configured | + | **Client Codepage:** DOS and Windows clients use code pages to determine rules for mapping lowercase letters to uppercase letters. Undefined, by default, |
- | **Auto-share all USB Partitions**: | + | **Network Interfaces:** In this field, you define to which local interface the samba service will be bound. (Default: br0).\\ |
- | * Disabled | + | {{: |
- | * Read Only | + | |
- | * Read-Write | + | |
- | * Hidden Read-Write. | + | |
- | This allows you to configure automatic sharing. As soon as a storage medium is connected to the USB port (with a compatible filesystem) its contents will be shared. | + | \\ |
- | | + | **Samba Custom Configuration:** Here, you can specify user-defined parameters |
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- | **Options**: Instruct | + | **Auto-share all USB Partitions: |
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+ | * Read-Write - Users have full control on visible content. | ||
+ | * Hidden Read-Write - While similar to Read-Write, this allows access to hidden content (such as files starting with a period). | ||
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+ | **Options:** Configures | ||
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+ | * Master Browser | ||
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+ | WINS Server | ||
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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-Write | ||
- | {{: | + | Do not confuse this setting with the filesystem rights. Total security is determined by executing a logical AND operator on the Access Level rights and the filesystem rights. |
- | is where you define custom network shares mapping to physical filesystem. Remember this somehow would overlap with the Auto-share all Partition described above.\\ **Share name**: This is the share name appearing under the [[\\WORKGROUP\$routerhostname]].\\ **Directory**: | + | **Hidden**: |