A commonly used vpn protocol in windows oss with client support for linux and mac os x

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With Samba, your Linux servers can act just like Windows file and printer servers to all your desktop clients. Samba is an open-source program that provides Server Message Block/Common Internet File System (SMB/CIFS) file services.

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The first part, simply sharing files and printers, can be handled by using Samba as a server or as a client on Linux and Mac desktops.