[HowTo] Install and Configure a WORKING Samba (Vista included)

[Arise]

Disclaimer.
Don't know if this guide works from head to tail.
I've composed it from my remberings. But if you have a little knowledge about linux you should understand if there is anything missing or wrong.
Please tell me, so I could update the how to.

I assume you already installed the basics (steps from other tutorials).

Let's get started...




# Login to the web interface and disable the experimental Samba.

# Uninstall any previous xinetd/samba2/samba3 you might have tried with no succes
# Do not remove xinetd if you might need it !!!

ipkg remove xinetd
ipkg remove samba2
ipkg remove samba

#I suggest you should go to /opt/etc/init.d and remove any SXXSamba file you might have there (XX is a number)



# Get the better ipkg

wget http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/ipkg-opt_0.99.163-9_mipsel.ipk 
ipkg.sh install ipkg-opt_0.99.163-9_mipsel.ipk

# Get the better uclibc

wget http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/uclibc-opt_0.9.28-12_mipsel.ipk
ipkg.sh install uclibc-opt_0.9.28-12_mipsel.ipk

# Update the list using the improved ipkg

ipkg update

# Now upGRADE your system:

ipkg upgrade
ipkg list_installed

# Create a download folder for Samba, go there and download the latest version (in this case samba_3.0.26a-1_mipsel.ipk)

mkdir /opt/sambaNew
cd /opt/sambaNew
wget http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/oleg/cross/stable/samba_3.0.26a-1_mipsel.ipk

# Install this version of Samba

ipkg install samba_3.0.26a-1_mipsel.ipk

# This is my working smb.conf file located in /opt/etc/samba
# edit it with your favorite editor, for example nano

nano /opt/etc/samba/smb.conf

# Copy paste the green lines below in your smb.conf

[global]
workgroup = YOUR_WORKGROUP
guest account = nobody
security = share
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
guest only = no
log level = 1
max log size = 100
encrypt passwords = yes
dns proxy = no
netbios name = Working_Samba
server string = Router wl500gPremium working with Vista.

[share1]
path=/opt/share/samba1
read only = no
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes

# Create the physical shared folder on your partition

mkdir /opt/share/samba1

#In order to read/write to this folder you have to give rights permissions.

chmod 777 /opt/share/samba1

# The final command...

flashfs save && flashfs commit && flashfs enable && reboot

# Not sure if this is required, but in Windows Vista, you should run secpol.msc
# then in the left tree select Local Policies > Security Options
# then in the right open Network security: LAN Manager authentication level
# and select Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 security if negotiated instead of Send NTLMv2 response only.

# Now you should have a working Samba share accesible even from Windows Vista.

Cheers,
Arise