Samba is a suite of applications that speak the Server Message Block (SMB)
protocol.  Samba allows a UNIX machine to perform client-server networking
for file and printer sharing with Microsoft Windows systems using their
native network protocol and to appear as another Windows system on the
network from the perspective of a Windows client.  The Samba suite also
includes client tools that allow users to access folders and printers that
Windows systems and Samba servers offer on the network.