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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/smb/index.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/smb/index.docbook index 0c6c183792a..7b2f23b2f22 100644 --- a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/smb/index.docbook +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/smb/index.docbook @@ -2,80 +2,36 @@ <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> -<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE" -> <!-- change language only here --> +<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE"> <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> -<author ->&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> -<author ->&Jost.Schenck; &Jost.Schenck.mail;</author> -<othercredit role="translator" -><firstname ->Malcolm</firstname -><surname ->Hunter</surname -><affiliation -><address -><email ->malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email -></address -></affiliation -><contrib ->Conversion to British English</contrib -></othercredit -> +<author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> +<author>&Jost.Schenck; &Jost.Schenck.mail;</author> +<othercredit role="translator"><firstname>Malcolm</firstname><surname>Hunter</surname><affiliation><address><email>malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email></address></affiliation><contrib>Conversion to British English</contrib></othercredit> </authorgroup> -<date ->2002-02-12</date> -<releaseinfo ->3.00.00</releaseinfo> +<date>2002-02-12</date> +<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo> <keywordset> -<keyword ->KDE</keyword> -<keyword ->KControl</keyword> -<keyword ->Windows shares</keyword> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>KControl</keyword> +<keyword>Windows shares</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="windows-shares"> -<title ->Windows Shares</title> +<title>Windows Shares</title> <sect2 id="windows-shares-intro"> -<title ->Introduction</title> - -<para ->In many small local area networks, the <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> protocol is used to offer network services. Names like <quote ->&Windows; Network</quote -> or <quote ->&Windows; for Workgroups Network</quote -> or <quote ->LanManager</quote -> are often used as well. Using <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> you can access so-called <quote ->shares</quote -> (&ie; folders made available by the server) as well as printers. </para> - -<para ->&kde; comes with built-in support for the <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> protocol. As &kde; is network-transparent that means you can access <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> shares from everywhere you can access your local files, for example in the &konqueror; file manager and in the file dialogue. To make use of this you should provide &kde; with some information on your <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> network. But do not worry, this is normally pretty simple as, for example, all the Windows clients in your network need and have the same information.</para> +<title>Introduction</title> + +<para>In many small local area networks, the <acronym>SMB</acronym> protocol is used to offer network services. Names like <quote>&Windows; Network</quote> or <quote>&Windows; for Workgroups Network</quote> or <quote>LanManager</quote> are often used as well. Using <acronym>SMB</acronym> you can access so-called <quote>shares</quote> (&ie; folders made available by the server) as well as printers. </para> + +<para>&kde; comes with built-in support for the <acronym>SMB</acronym> protocol. As &kde; is network-transparent that means you can access <acronym>SMB</acronym> shares from everywhere you can access your local files, for example in the &konqueror; file manager and in the file dialogue. To make use of this you should provide &kde; with some information on your <acronym>SMB</acronym> network. But do not worry, this is normally pretty simple as, for example, all the Windows clients in your network need and have the same information.</para> <!-- Don't know if the following info should go in the base documentation --> @@ -86,18 +42,7 @@ very cool thing (TM) btw. If you want to write some documentation for this one too, have a look at tdenetwork/lanbrowsing/lisa/README and contact me if you have questions. --> -<note -><para ->For the <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> protocol to work, it is required to have <application ->Samba</application -> correctly installed. If you have an NT domain controller, you will need at least <application ->Samba</application -> version 2.0 or higher. If you want to access &Windows; 2000 shares, you will need <application ->Samba</application -> version 2.0.7 or higher. Older versions may work too, but have not been tested.</para -></note> +<note><para>For the <acronym>SMB</acronym> protocol to work, it is required to have <application>Samba</application> correctly installed. If you have an NT domain controller, you will need at least <application>Samba</application> version 2.0 or higher. If you want to access &Windows; 2000 shares, you will need <application>Samba</application> version 2.0.7 or higher. Older versions may work too, but have not been tested.</para></note> <!-- TODO: link to some place which explains USING SMB, i.e. konqueror or file dialog manual --> @@ -105,48 +50,15 @@ or file dialog manual --> </sect2> <sect2 id="windows-shares-use"> -<title ->Use</title> - -<para ->Although there are a lot of insecure <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> networks out there which allow access to anyone, in principle you have to authenticate yourself to access the services of an <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> server. By default, &kde; will use the data entered in the <guilabel ->Default user name</guilabel -> and <guilabel ->Default password</guilabel -> fields to authenticate itself on <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> hosts. If you leave the field <guilabel ->Default user name</guilabel -> empty, &kde; will try to access <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> hosts without a username. If you leave the default password empty, it will try without a password. If &kde; is unsuccessful accessing the host using these settings, you will be asked for a username and a password.</para> - -<important -><para ->While it makes things more comfortable if &kde; stores your <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> password, this may be a security problem. If you are using <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> in a security conscious environment, you should not store your password here but rather enter it anew every time you need to access an <acronym ->SMB</acronym -> host.</para -></important> - -<para ->In the <guilabel ->Workgroup</guilabel -> field, you can enter your workgroup name. If you don't know it, ask your system administrator or have a look at other already configured machines in your network. However, in most cases providing the workgroup name is not required, so you probably can also leave this empty.</para> - -<para ->If the option <guilabel ->Show hidden shares</guilabel -> is checked, shares ending with a <quote ->$</quote -> will be shown.</para> +<title>Use</title> + +<para>Although there are a lot of insecure <acronym>SMB</acronym> networks out there which allow access to anyone, in principle you have to authenticate yourself to access the services of an <acronym>SMB</acronym> server. By default, &kde; will use the data entered in the <guilabel>Default user name</guilabel> and <guilabel>Default password</guilabel> fields to authenticate itself on <acronym>SMB</acronym> hosts. If you leave the field <guilabel>Default user name</guilabel> empty, &kde; will try to access <acronym>SMB</acronym> hosts without a username. If you leave the default password empty, it will try without a password. If &kde; is unsuccessful accessing the host using these settings, you will be asked for a username and a password.</para> + +<important><para>While it makes things more comfortable if &kde; stores your <acronym>SMB</acronym> password, this may be a security problem. If you are using <acronym>SMB</acronym> in a security conscious environment, you should not store your password here but rather enter it anew every time you need to access an <acronym>SMB</acronym> host.</para></important> + +<para>In the <guilabel>Workgroup</guilabel> field, you can enter your workgroup name. If you don't know it, ask your system administrator or have a look at other already configured machines in your network. However, in most cases providing the workgroup name is not required, so you probably can also leave this empty.</para> + +<para>If the option <guilabel>Show hidden shares</guilabel> is checked, shares ending with a <quote>$</quote> will be shown.</para> </sect2> </sect1> |