Smb4K

Smb4K is an advanced network neighborhood browser for KDE and a frontend to the programs of the Samba software suite.

Features

The purpose of Smb4K is to provide a program that's easy to use and has as many features as possible.

• Scanning for (active) workgroups, hosts, and shares

• Support of the CIFS (Linux) and SMBFS (FreeBSD) file system

• Mounting and unmounting of remote shares, including unmounting all shares at once

• Access to the files of a mounted share using a file manager or terminal

• Auto-detection of external mounts and unmounts

• Remounting of recently used shares on program start

• Miscellaneous infos about the mounted shares

• Network search

• WINS server support

• Preview of shares

• Several methods to look up the initial list of workgroups and domains

• Default login

• Ability to execute mount and umount SUID root (using sudo)

• Special handling of homes shares

• Ability to bookmark favorite shares

• System tray widget

• Support of advanced Samba options

• Support of printer shares

• KDE Wallet Manager support

• Synchronization of a remote share with a local copy and vice versa

• Ability to define custom options for individual servers and shares

Hints, Tips and Troubleshooting

See the Smb4K Website and the Smb4K handbook.