I do know about having a network with Windows clients and a Linux file and print server with SAMBA. What about having that same server be in a linux network (the clients use Linux based OS)? Is that possible? I finished configuring SAMBA on my Ubuntu Desktop to act as a file server. Now, I want to have my friends connect to my server to transfer back and forth files, but they are unable to.

1. I've added them in my etc/passwd file, and made them authetic SAMBA users with smbpasswd command.
2. Neither gFTP, Connect to Server option, and ftp command in the terminal works.
3. Isn't a file server accessable anywhere, not just in a network, and by Windows or Linux clients?
4. Samba provides file and printing services for windows clients. Linux will communicate with other Linux hosts without a problem.

   In order for proper communication, ensure that the computers on your network are part of the same subnet.
   From here you can set up ssh/ftp/cups for printing and so forth.

   Please be a bit more specific in what you want to achieve. If you want to have some sort of shared authentication (cross-platform wise), consider kerberos

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