After a bit of a break, next up for IT 566 was installing Samba. I installed and configured Samba between Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows XP using these directions.
http://www.liberiangeek.net/2010/11/enable-file-sharing-windows-xp-ubuntu-10-10-maverick-meerkat/
Here’s a screenshot from the Ubuntu side of things.
Samba on the Windows side.
I also mapped the share to a drive letter (U) on the Windows side by using “Tools” “Map Network Drive” in Windows Explorer.