Windows File Sharing

The Windows file sharing service is sometimes also known as Samba, SMB, or Microsoft LAN Manager.

If you enable Windows file sharing on your NetWinder, you will be able to see the NetWinder in the Network Neighborhood window on your Windows workstations. This allows you to easily access programs, documents, web pages, and other files that you store on the NetWinder. The NetWinder's Windows file sharing service provides most of the same features as file sharing in Windows NT.

If you don't want to store files on the NetWinder using the Network Neighborhood, you should disable the Windows file sharing service.

To choose exactly which NetWinder folders will be shared, see the section called File Sharing Configuration under Network Settings.

WARNING

Windows file sharing only works correctly if your NetWinder login name matches the login name you give to Windows when you start your workstation.

The Windows file sharing service also has a few configuration options. The configuration screen looks like this:

Press the Save button when you have finished making configuration changes.