Samba

What Does Samba Mean?

Samba is the re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocol developed by Andrew Tridgell.

Advertisements

Samba uses TCP/IP and is installed on the host machine. After configuration on both sides (host and client), Samba allows the host machine to communicate with the client machine. During this communication, the client machine acts as a file or print server.

Techopedia Explains Samba

Samba is a very flexible open-source software that can run on most operating systems. For example, Microsoft Windows clients use print and file services provided by Samba.

Samba is an application that enables a network administrator to work in an open environment with full flexibility and freedom in terms of configuration, setups and other selection regarding hardware and system elements. In other words, Samba was designed to remove hurdles to interoperability.

Advertisements

Related Terms

Latest Networking Terms

Related Reading

Margaret Rouse

Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects to a non-technical, business audience. Over the past twenty years her explanations have appeared on TechTarget websites and she's been cited as an authority in articles by the New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine and Discovery Magazine.Margaret's idea of a fun day is helping IT and business professionals learn to speak each other’s highly specialized languages. If you have a suggestion for a new definition or how to improve a technical explanation, please email Margaret or contact her…