Set up a Linux file server with Samba in about 30 minutes for full control over network storage. Samba is ideal for file sharing on Linux servers to easily maintain and access files.

Setting up a file server doesn't need to be complicated. With three desktop machines (Kubuntu, Win XP and a testbed, which is currently running ReactOS) and a laptop (Xubuntu) in use at home, our IT ...

Many small businesses think the servers they use all run Windows operating systems, but many file server appliances are Linux-based systems using Samba for interoperability with their Windows or Mac ...

Is it possible to connect users from a terminal server to a linux server doing the file sharing.Am i correct in saying this is NOT possible because all the connections are coming from the same IP ...

I'm replacing a Dell PentiumIII box running Debian linux that I don't use the GUI on (SSH command line only) used for an FTP server and a Samba server. It's worked well in this role, the only ...

A file server is a specialized PC that holds large numbers of files that many people on a network can access. It “serves up” files to everyone instead of each person having files on his or her own PC.

A full 67 percent of respondents using Linux on a file server, in fact, said they use Debian distributions, while only 54 percent use Red Hat-based ones. The survey included 100 small and medium ...

PolyServe added the automated collection of performance statistics to it Linux file server clustering utility.

If you're new to Linux, knowing how the file system is laid out will alleviate some confusion.