About Samba
An Open Source/Free Software suite that provides seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients. Samba is freely available under the GNU General Public License.
Samba consists of two key programs- smbd and nmbd. They implement the four basic modern-day CIFS services, which are:
- File & print services
- Authentication and Authorization
- Name resolution
- Service announcement (browsing)
Whats New in this Version
- The latest stable release of Samba, and is the version that production servers should be running for all current bug-fixes. This is primarily a security release to address CAN-2004-1154. Follow the link and
free download Samba 3.0.10 now.
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