[X Servers] Sharing external HD with PCs over SMB?

Chris W. chris at uoregon.edu
Tue Aug 3 11:18:53 PDT 2004


If it is a X server, you can use workgroup manager to create a new 
share.

If is a X client, you can use a shareware program called sharepoints to 
share.

CW

On Aug 3, 2004, at 11:00 AM, konrad cichocki wrote:

> How does one access an external volume on OS X from a PC via SMB?
> On the PC, if I use SMB (\\IP\share) only my home folder is shared. 
> How do I
> add an external hard drive to be avaliable as a share?
> I don't see any sharing options I can use to make the HD avaliable.
> The only workaround I found is to create a soft link inside my home 
> directory
> that points to the external HD.
> I'm looking for a easier way to do this.
>
> TIA
>
>
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