Samba

[mylogin99]

Hi all !!! Which command i need to use to start or stop samba service in suse10? I tried
rcsmbd start , ./smbd start , /etc/rc.d/init.d/smbd start and no result.
And the second question . How i need to connect to samba server from windows7 ? Are there any samba client programs or i must connect from cmd ?
Thanks in advance .

[gogalthorp]

You should look here

Samba and Suse: HowTo Set up an openSUSE-Windows Home Office LAN/Network. Versions 11.x

[mikesd]

Hi all !!! Which command i need to use to start or stop samba service in suse10? I tried
rcsmbd start , ./smbd start , /etc/rc.d/init.d/smbd start and no result.

Try, as root, service smbd start; service nmbd start

And the second question . How i need to connect to samba server from windows7 ? Are there any samba client programs or i must connect from cmd ?
Thanks in advance .

Make sure the Win7 is on the same workgroup. Then click on Network in the left pane in the Computer window.

nmbd must be running w/ samba if you want to connect to hostname. Also in suse firewall, make sure you have nmb and smb port open.