[velocipede]

The title says it all. I'm trying to share an external firewire HD with a PC over a network using Samba sharing, but I can't figure out if it's possible. How would someone on the PC navigate to the external HD? If anyone knows an answer, please pass it on. Thanks...
(Running 10.2.3 and XP, by the way)

[Drakino]

It's going to require some Unix work, as there isn't a tool built into OS X to configure Samba shares. You need to edit /etc/smb.conf and add a share pointing to the external hard drive. While it's a bit long, the smb.conf man page has all the possible options for that file. Here is an example of what would need to be added to create a share called "web"

[web]
comment = Web Share
path = /srv
valid users = drakino
read only = No
guest ok = No
browseable = Yes

For the path, it will be the drive mounted path, and that should be something under /Volumes.

[velocipede]

Originally posted by Drakino:
It's going to require some Unix work, as there isn't a tool built into OS X to configure Samba shares. You need to edit /etc/smb.conf and add a share pointing to the external hard drive. While it's a bit long, the smb.conf man page has all the possible options for that file. Here is an example of what would need to be added to create a share called "web"

[web]
comment = Web Share
path = /srv
valid users = drakino
read only = No
guest ok = No
browseable = Yes

For the path, it will be the drive mounted path, and that should be something under /Volumes.

OK, although I know a little about networking in the Windows world, I know nothing about UNIX, so let me make sure I have this straight. If I make changes to the smb.conf file as mentioned, say like:
comment = Web Share
path = /Media
valid users = windows
read only = No
guest ok = No
browseable = Yes
with "Media" being what shows for the FW drive under /Volumes, would this be correct? If so, would the user "windows" then be able to access the drive as a normal share volume when logging in to the home directory on the Mac from their PC? I've tried it, and I still can't access the drive...Sorry if these are painfully obvious questions, but like I mentioned, I know just enough to do damage, and I'd like to avoid doing it..

[thesearcher]

I can't answer your specific questions, however, if you want to automate this in the future, you can try 'Samba Sharing Package' (versiontracker)

[Gul Banana]

Originally posted by velocipede:
OK, although I know a little about networking in the Windows world, I know nothing about UNIX, so let me make sure I have this straight. If I make changes to the smb.conf file as mentioned, say like:
comment = Web Share
path = /Media
valid users = windows
read only = No
guest ok = No
browseable = Yes
with "Media" being what shows for the FW drive under /Volumes, would this be correct? If so, would the user "windows" then be able to access the drive as a normal share volume when logging in to the home directory on the Mac from their PC? I've tried it, and I still can't access the drive...Sorry if these are painfully obvious questions, but like I mentioned, I know just enough to do damage, and I'd like to avoid doing it..

What you want is not "/Media", but "/Volumes/Media".

[velocipede]

Originally posted by thesearcher:
I can't answer your specific questions, however, if you want to automate this in the future, you can try 'Samba Sharing Package' (versiontracker)

Hey, that worked great! Thanks! Now, time to get outta here, it's New Year's Eve!