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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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===== 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. | ||
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- | **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 | + | \\ |
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+ | **Samba Custom Configuration: | ||
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+ | **Auto-share all USB Partitions: | ||
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+ | * Disabled - Automatic sharing will be 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 - While similar to Read-Write, this allows access to hidden content (such as files starting with a period). | ||
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+ | **Options: | ||
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+ | * Master Browser - If enabled, participate in the Master Browser election (when WINS is not available/ | ||
- | * Read only: Users can only open files and browse the storage content. | + | WINS Server |
- | * Read-Write: Users have full control | + | |
- | * Hidden Read-Write: This is similar to Read-Write, but allows access to hidden content (for example, files starting | + | |
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===== Additional Share List ===== | ===== Additional Share List ===== | ||
- | In this table, you can define custom network shares that map to physical filesystems. | + | In this table, you can define custom network shares that map to physical filesystems. |
- | **Share name**: This is the share name appearing | + | **Share name:** This is the share name that appears |
- | **Directory**: Defines | + | **Directory:** This defines |
- | **Description**: This is for description only, and appears when browsing the network. It has no functional role other than naming the share. | + | **Description:** This is for description only, and appears when browsing the network. It has no functional role other than naming the share. |
- | **Access Level**: This is the network level access rights | + | **Access Level:** This specifies |
- | Read Only | + | * Read Only |
+ | * Read-Write | ||
- | Read-Write. | + | \\ |
- | Do not confuse this setting with the filesystem rights. | + | Do not confuse this setting with the filesystem rights. |
- | **Hidden**: If a share is hidden, it will not be visible when browsing the network, but will be available/ | + | **Hidden:** A hidden |
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