Using Windows file/print services via `\\gloworm.stanford.edu`

The Unix cluster server, gloworm, can also share the files in your home directory to a Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP machine as well as serving as a network print server. In order to access these services,

you must have a gloworm account. Gloworm accounts are not created solely for access to printers from Windows (if you are running NT or W2K, you may be able to configure a printer on your machine to use the LPR protocol and spool through a Unix machine in your cluster [see http://www.ntfaq.com/]; I've had mixed luck with this approach).
you must request an initial SMB password (contact action@gloworm). After obtaining your initial SMB password, you can change it on gloworm using the smbpasswd command. (Note that passwords are not synchronized between your gloworm and SMB account. We've also had problems using Windows clients to change the password, so please use only the smbpasswd to change your SMB password.)
you must be logged into your Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP machine with the same username as your gloworm account and your gloworm/SMB password

Using file shares from gloworm

Browsing probably won't work unless you are on the same subnet as gloworm. Either

get into Win 95/98/NT/2000/XP Explorer (not Internet Explorer) and select "Tools" --> "Map Network Drive", then fill in the dialog, or
use the net command to attach your gloworm share from a DOS prompt. For example,
```
    net use G: \\gloworm.stanford.edu\%USERNAME% /user:%USERNAME% /persistent:no
```
This is the approach that I recommend. GUIs suck if you encounter an error when trying to map a drive. Write a .BAT file or a Windows login script if you want to automate it. Win 95/98/ME may not support the full set of option flags used above.

Note that the file and directory creation masks allow the world (well, any user on the system) to read your files. If you need a more protected tree, put them under a restricted directory.

Printing via gloworm

Windows XP does not seem to be able to print via \\gloworm.stanford.edu\<printer_name>. Create a lpr port for the printer.

Open the Printers control panel
Add Printer
Local Printer + Create a new port (LPR Port)
Use "gloworm.stanford.edu" as the name of the server providing lpd
The printer name is the name of the printer queue on gloworm

SMB? samba? What's that?

SMB -- Server Message Block: This is a network message protocol (favored by Microsoft) for file and print sharing. It has recently been rebranded as CIFS (common internet filesystem), but anyone familiar with Microsoft knows exactly what Microsoft means (i.e. "common", if you use Windoze).
SAMBA -- a Unix-based SMB server: See http://us1.samba.org/samba/samba.html for the complete details.

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Last modified: Mon Nov 15 16:46:54 PST 2004

Using Windows file/print services via \\gloworm.stanford.edu

Using file shares from gloworm

Printing via gloworm

SMB? samba? What's that?

Using Windows file/print services via `\\gloworm.stanford.edu`