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Use this dialog to configure the SMB client part of konqueror.
A SMB client is a program able to browse SMB networks, such as Windows 95(tm) "network neighborhood", and connect to their servers. It cannot share files though. For this you should contact your system administrator to set up a SMB server, such as Samba for instance.
A better way for sharing file is not to use the SMB protocol at all. The FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is simple and efficient, and you most probably can use it already.
The "Broadcast address" box is used to specify which broadcast address to use for browsing. This is useful for example if you are on a subdivided network, or if your computer has 2 network cards. Default is to to guess the broadcast address from the IP class.
The "Browse server" is the NetBIOS name of a SMB server that maintains a browse list. Because most SMB servers are still likely to reboot at any time, there are "elections" from time to time so as to determine which server is the new master for each workgroup. You can specify a workgroup master in this field, they maintain a browse list. Default is to use the local host. Note that this is just an entry point for browsing, and you can always use smb://hostname to connect to a specific host even if smb:// doesn't work.
When browsing, all accesses are by default made anonymously. A dialog box is shown to enter a user name if necessary. You can use the "Default user name" box to specify a user name that will be used for all accesses. This is useful when a server accepts both user and anonymous access, and you want to log in. On the other hand some servers which only support anonymous access will require you to enter a password if you use this option, just ignore them.
The "Password policy" is how KDE should behave when you enter a password. The "remember password" options work as follow :
. This is the default. You will be asked wether you want or not to store yor password for next time you connect to this host/service. Beware of the security hazard that goes with storing any password.
. Passwords you enter will never be stored.
. Passwords you enter will always be stored.
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