Success at last!

rik@rik-Core-duo-1860:~$ smbclient -L \\\\10.1.1.2
Enter rik's password:
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 4.1.6-Ubuntu]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        AllUsers        Disk      File shares for all users
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba server)
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 4.1.6-Ubuntu]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------
        UBUNTU               Samba server

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        WORKGROUP            UBUNTU
rik@rik-Core-duo-1860:~$ smbclient -L \\\\10.1.1.5
Enter rik's password:
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.6.3]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (rik-Core-duo-1860 server (Samba, Ubuntu))
        HL-2140-series  Printer   Brother HL-2140 series
        H-O-River       Disk      local research
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.6.3]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------
        HOMEBASE             rik-Core-duo-1860 server (Samba, Ubuntu)

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        WORKGROUP            HOMEBASE


So my question is, this being the underlying working config to make desktop fileshares and a print server, what sort of tools must be learned to make best use of these connections? rsync for backups and ssh for remote file management, but anything else?

Also, in smb.conf, must just one local machine be set up as a wins server and the rest as client?

Cheers, Rik
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