If you are using a Linux® client, you can use Samba to access iSeries™ NetServer™.
iSeries NetServer also supports the Linux/Samba client. This support allows a Linux client running Samba to connect to iSeries NetServer through the smbclient and smbmount client utilities. ASCII printing (text, PDF, and postscript) is supported through the smbclient utility.
The Linux requirement is a kernel version of 2.4.4 or greater and Samba 3.0.9 or greater. Samba is an open source client and file server that is compatible with Microsoft® Networking, which comes with many current distributions of Linux. For more information about Samba, Samba commands, or to download the latest version, see the Samba Web site (www.samba.org).
For more information about using Linux/Samba to access iSeries NetServer, see the iSeries NetServer Linux Client (Samba) Support (www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/netserver/linux.htm).