User Guide

4 Windows Service

This chapter shows how to set up and manage the

Windows file service in Mac OS X Server.

General Information

Windows services in Mac OS X Server provide four native services to Windows clients:

• File service allows Windows clients to connect to the server using Server Message

Block (SMB) protocol over TCP/IP

• Print service uses SMB to allow Windows clients to print to PostScript printers on the

network

• Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) allows clients across multiple subnets to

perform name/address resolution

• Browsing allows clients to browse for available servers across subnets

This chapter shows how to set up the Windows service for file sharing.

Windows services use the Windows code page setting to display the correct language

for the client.

Samba is public-domain software that provides file and print services to Windows

clients. For more information about Samba, visit www.samba.org:

Windows File Services Specifications

• Maximum number of connected users, depending on your license agreement: 1000

• Maximum volume size: 2 terabytes

• TCP port number: 139

• UDP port numbers: 37, 138

• Log file location: /Library/Logs in the WindowsFileServices folder

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