Installation

_$: apt-get install samba samba-common

Server configuration

_$: mkdir /srv/samba

/etc/samba/smb.conf:
--------------------
...
[global]
workgroup=WORKGROUP
security=user
...
### Samba configuration
[samba]
  path=/srv/samba
  guest ok=no
  read only=no
  writable=yes
  browsable=yes
  comment=SMB share

Comment out the [homes] section in /etc/samba/smb.conf if is not already done.

_$: adduser wintenfox
_$: smbpasswd -a wintenfox
_$: smbpasswd -e wintenfox
_$: /etc/init.d/samba restart
_$: service smbd restart

_$: chmod u+rwx,g+rx,o+rx /srv/samba
_$: chown <sambauser>:<sambauser> /srv/samba

iptables

Open the 137, 138 and 139 TCP and UDP ports.

*filter
...
-A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 137 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p udp -m state --state NEW -m udp --dport 137 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 138 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p udp -m state --state NEW -m udp --dport 138 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p tcp -m state --state NEW -m tcp --dport 139 -j ACCEPT
-A INPUT -p udp -m state --state NEW -m udp --dport 139 -j ACCEPT
...
-A INPUT -j DROP
COMMIT

Test

(user@client)_$ smbclient -L 192.168.1.192
Enter <user>´s password:
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.6.6]

	Sharename       Type      Comment
	---------       ----      -------
	print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
	samba           Disk      SMB share
	IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (samba server)
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.6.6]

	Server               Comment
	---------            -------
	SAMBA                samba server

	Workgroup            Master
	---------            -------
	WORKGROUP            SAMBA

(user@client)_$: echo "ASD" > a
(user@client)_$: smbclient -U <sambauser> //192.168.1.192/samba
Enter <sambauser>´s password:
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.6.6]
smb: \> put a
putting file a as \a (2.0 kb/s) (average 2.0 kb/s)

Ubuntu host in graphical mode

From gnome-places

a) Folder /samba

  • Server: 192.168.1.192
  • Type: windows share
  • Share: <empty>
  • Folder: /samba
  • Domain name: WORKGROUP
  • User name: <sambauser>
  • Password: <sambapassword>

b) Share /samba

  • Server: 192.168.1.192
  • Type: windows share
  • Share: /samba
  • Folder: <empty>
  • Domain name: WORKGROUP
  • User name: <sambauser>
  • Password: <sambapassword>

Windows host:

From the file explorer connect to \\192.168.1.192\samba

  • User: <sambauser>
  • Password: <sambapassword>