File server questions

[eraos]

Forgive me if this question has been asked a lot... but how do I use Ubuntu as a file server for only a home network? (My isp doesn't allow personal web servers.)

I will be using the system's 40 gb slave drive to hold all the data for sharing and storing and stuff. Are there any programs I can download (like Apache or something?) that can make this easier? Or can I simply share the drive over the network and allow users to read/write?

Thanks

[eraos]

https://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/SettingUpSamba

I just found that and it lists how to create a shared folder using samba...

but can a 3rd party program be used for this?

[orion_114]

Samba (SMB) is the program you are looking for. It allows you to share files and folders on your home network. You can get it from synaptic.

[eraos]

Now how do I share a drive/folder? I have the drive mounted as /depot

The Setting Up Samba page shows how to share the home directory.

Thanks for the reply.

[orion_114]

In hoary you can setup a share from the administration menu.
In Warty its a bit more complicated you can probably find some info here ....
http://us1.samba.org/samba/