You can do that by editing the iptables. But its difficult to do that. So, install any firewall.
firestarter is one among them.
http://www.fs-security.com/
You can type in smb//192.168.1.1/ into a file manager window (put the windows computers IP address in there though)
There is no such thing as a "Linux" network. Linux uses the standard TCP/IP protocol for most modern networking purposes. This protocol is also used on Windows and Mac OS X. On any network with a working DHCP server the process is as simple as connecting to the router.
The samba software package implements the netbios protocol which is used by Microsoft Windows Lan Manager under TCP/IP to share files. Samba is open software and available free for non-windows platforms such as linux, unix and OpenVMS. Properly configuring samba makes Unix folders appear as shared folders on a Windows system.
swagg
ifconfig
An IP address is the same thing whether you use Linux, Windows, OS X, Haiku, ReactOS, DOS, UnixWare, etc. An IP address is a "unique" identifier for a host on a network.
ifconfig <if device> inet <ip address>
You cannot restrict Admistrators type users to change options.
ifconfig
Yes, a Linux machine can be made a router. This is called "IP Masquerade." IP Masquerade is a networking function in Linux similar to the one-to-many (1: Many) NAT (Network Address Translation) servers found in many commercial firewalls and network routers. The IP Masquerade feature allows other "internal" computers connected to this Linux box (via PPP, Ethernet, etc.) to also reach the Internet as well. Linux IP Masquerading allows this functionality even if the internal computers do not have IP addresses.
Try: ifconfig, or ip addr show, or ip route show
You can hide your IP when connecting to a site through a VPN. When you enable a VPN on your network it will encrypt your info on it's way to whatever site you are connecting to so if they decide to try to find your IP they will see a different address then your real one.