Part I. Introduction to SMB networks

Table of Contents

1. The SMB/CIFS protocol
History
Invention by IBM
The various incarnations of SMB
Samba versions and their support for the SMB models
2. Samba
Samba 2.2
Samba 3.0
Samba 3.2
Samba 4.0

Not everybody is already familiar with SMB networks and the jargon used in such networks. This part describes the evolution of SMB, how the protocol is structured and what Samba can be used for.

NT admins, already familiar with SMB networks, are probably only interested in the chapter about Samba itself.