Re: What is the best way to install Samba

[Chris Lale <chrislale@untrammelled.co.uk>]

schmity wrote:
> Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a router.
>  I have made several attemps to install samba using apt-get and I have
> modified the smb.conf on several occations.  My first thought was to
> start with a fresh reinstall of Samba so that I could start with the
> original smb.conf file, but a simple apt-get remove -> apt-get install
> does not replace the original smb.conf file.  I am lost on this one.
>
> Questions,
>
> Do I need a static IP?  and if so How?
> How do I start with a fresh installation of Samba?
> How can I find out what I have installed using apt-get?
>
>
>   

This works for Sarge and Win98 and may give you some pointers:
http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Installing_Samba_Linux/Windows_networking

Perhaps you could modify the article (it is on a wiki) if you find you 
need to do anything differently?

--
Chris.