# 章 6. KFM Web Browser Configuration: SMB

Use this dialog to configure the SMB client part of konqueror.

A SMB client is a program able to browse SMB networks, such as a Windows 95(tm) "network neighborhood", and connect to their servers.

However, a SMB client cannot share files; for this you should contact your system administrator to set up a SMB server, such as Samba for instance. (A better way to share files is not to use the SMB protocol at all; the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is simple and efficient, and you probably know how to use it already.)

The "Broadcast address" box is used to specify which broadcast address to use for browsing. This is useful for example if you are on a subdivided network, or if your computer has 2 network cards. The default is to to guess the broadcast address from the IP class.

The "Browse server" is the NetBIOS name of a SMB server that maintains a ``browse list''. Because SMB servers running a Windows(tm) Operating System are liable to require rebooting at any time, there are "elections" from time to time to determine which server is the new master for each workgroup. You can specify a workgroup master in this field, it maintains a browse list. The default is to use the local host. Note that this is just an entry point for browsing, and you can always use smb://hostname to connect to a specific host even if smb:// doesn't work.

When browsing, all accesses are made anonymously by default. A dialog box is opened if it is necessary to enter a user name. You can use the "Default user name" box to specify a user name that will be used for all accesses. This is useful when a server accepts both user and anonymous access, and you want to log in. On the other hand some servers which only support anonymous access will require you to enter a password if you use this option: just ignore them.

The "Password policy" is how KDE should behave when you enter a password. The possible "remember password" options work as follow :

- Ask: This is the default. You will be asked whether you want to store your password for the next time you connect to this host/service. Beware of the security hazard that goes with storing any password.

- Never: Passwords you enter will never be stored.

- Always: Passwords you enter will always be stored.

The ``Password Policy'' option has nothing to do with how the passwords are transmitted over the network. You should be aware that some servers do not support encryption, and in this case your password is transmitted in clear text.