shareOverNetwork.md

This can be done over the samba protocol, and is a good option if your usb port messed up for some reason.

NOTE: Parts of this tutorial may be redundant

1. Start by making a shared folder called sharing

   mkdir /home/[username]/sharing
   chown [username]:[username] /home/[username]/sharing
   

   where [username] is the username used which you would like to share from.

2. Fill it with the files you would like to share.

3. Install samba

   sudo apt-get install openssh-server openssh-client caja-share samba smbmount
   sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/samba/usershares/
   

4. Open your favorite editor (vim)

   sudo vim /etc/samba/smb.conf 
   

   and append the following to the last line:

   [sharing]
      comment = Sharing Directory
      path = /home/[username]/sharing
      browseable = yes
      read only = yes
      guest ok = yes
   

5. Set username and password

   sudo smbpasswd -a [username]
   

   First enter you super user password, then chose a password for the shared files

6. Restart the samba service

   service nmbd restart
   service smbd restart
   

7. Find the ip address on the computer you would like to share from

   This can be found with for example ifconfig (it is the number next to inet addr:)

To download content, open the computer you would like to download the content to, and type

smb://[serverIP]/sharing

in a filebrowser (on ubuntu you can click on Connect to server)

http://tutorialforlinux.com/2016/06/21/easy-file-sharing-with-smb-quickstart-on-linux-mint-18-sarah-lts/