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I typical setup would be to have a windows desktop computer and the Unix server running headless somewhere else.

==SSH Terminal==
Putty is a brilliant yet simple terminal emulator. Its just one exe file. You download it to your program folder and make a shortcut to it on the desktop etc. 
You can get it at: [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html]<br>
You can set up some nice profiles.



==Samba==
Samba act as a MS windows file and printer server, so you can access folders on the server, just as on you desktop, except Its a lot slower.
Samba is a very good windows network server. So if you don't have a domain server already, samba is a good choice. 

===Install===
FreeBSD:
 '''pkg_add -r samba3'''
 
===Configuration===
All configuration are done in the smb.conf file located in your local etc dir.

 '''edit /usr/local/etc/smb.conf'''
 
 <font color="#007700">''In the global section set the following variables:''</font>
 
 workgroup = <work group name or MSHOME as default>
 server string = <Choose something like: Multimedia server>
 load printers = no
 
 <font color="#007700">''if you don't have another windows server running:''</font>
 domain master = yes 
 
 <font color="#007700">''Match this to your local settings. This is for scandinavia.''</font>
 # charset setting
 display charset = iso-8859-1
 unix charset = iso-8859-1
 dos charset = CP865

=== Create a samba user===
Before you can access the server you have to create a user. This in NOT the same as the Unix user. But for simplicity you can use the same name as in you login account.

 smbpasswd -aU <bruger navn>  ; bruger navn skal findes i master.passwd. (brug vipw)

===Start and boot===
To make samba start right away:
 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/samba forcestart
To access it, open a folder and in the address line, type \\<server wins name or IP address>. It will then ask you for the username and password you created above. Make it remember it and make a shortcut - and your in business 

Make samba start at boot time:

FreeBSD:
 edit /etc/rc.conf
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 <font color="#007700">''Add the following lines somewhere:''</font>
 nmbd_enable="YES"
 smbd_enable="YES"
 winbindd_enable="YES"


--[[User:SR|SR]] 07:13, 20 March 2008 (CET)