This How To is one of the best and is been there for sometime now, from the days of SuSE 9.3. This one is updated with openSUSE 10.3 in mind as of this October …. make sure you check it out if you are planning to network and share files between your openSUSE and Windows boxes.

“It applies to machines in workgroups only, not domains. Samba works great out of the box

with Suse 10.3 however the firewall adds some complexity to the issue. openSUSE 10.3 has made vast improvements in Samba networking and some of the work is already done for you. This guide was created from my attempts to make accessing all shares and printers on my Windows/Linux network work perfectly.”

P.S. >> I personally do not use Smb4k but it does simplify the browsing and the setup.

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