The solution came in the form of SAMBA-which we came to know later, was a standard feature on Linux systems. SAMBA (hey that’s a form of dance right? Not this one though) comes from 5MB or Server Message Block, a network protocol that allows sharing of files on Windows. It is also called CIFS (Common Internet File System), which is Microsoft’s new acronym describing the more recent version of this protocol.
SAMBA is an incredible tool that implements the 5MB/C1FS protocol for UNIX to allow seamless sharing of resources between Windows and Linux over a network SAMBA provides file and print services for Microsoft Windows clients. These services may be hosted on anyTCP/IP-enabled platform. The original deployment platforms were UNIX and Linux, though today it is in common use across a broad variety of systems.
