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<section begin="intro"/>Windows File Sharing, (also known as Common Internet File System [CIFS] or Server Message Block [SMB]), is probably the most common of all of the options for sharing media between your computer or a [[NAS|NAS (Network Attached Storage)]] device and XBMC.<section end="intro"/>
<section begin="intro"/>Windows File Sharing, (also known as Common Internet File System [CIFS] or Server Message Block [SMB]), is probably the most common of all of the options for sharing media between your computer or a [[NAS|NAS (Network Attached Storage)]] device and Kodi.<section end="intro"/>


* On Mac OS X it's called '''Windows Sharing'''.
* On Mac OS X it's called '''Windows Sharing'''.
* On [[samba|Linux/UNIX/BSD]] its counterpart is [http://www.samba.org SAMBA].
* On [[samba|Linux/UNIX/BSD]] its counterpart is [http://www.samba.org SAMBA].


== Setting up SMB ==
== Setting up an SMB Server ==
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* '''[[SMB/Windows]] -'''</big> Setting up SMB on Windows
* '''[[SMB/Windows]] -'''</big> Setting up SMB on Windows
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* '''[[Samba]] -'''</big> Setting up SMB in Linux
* '''[[Samba]] -'''</big> Setting up SMB in Linux
== Adding an SMB media source ==
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* '''[[Adding video sources#Adding Remote sources|Adding remote video sources]] -'''</big> Adding an SMB share as a source


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/xbmc-ion/module/7 How to enable Windows File-Sharing on your XBMC Live system (mini-itx.com)]
* [http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/xbmc-ion/module/7 How to enable Windows File-Sharing on your Kodi Live system (mini-itx.com)]
 
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Revision as of 17:32, 7 December 2015

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Windows File Sharing, (also known as Common Internet File System [CIFS] or Server Message Block [SMB]), is probably the most common of all of the options for sharing media between your computer or a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device and Kodi.

Setting up an SMB Server


  • SMB/Mac - Setting up SMB on Mac OS X


  • Samba - Setting up SMB in Linux

Adding an SMB media source


External links