How to configure a Debian based Linux distribution to share a folder with anyone on the network, with read and write access ?
Create the public directory
mkdir /media/public && chmod 777 /media/public
Edit the samba file configuration
vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
Add the code below at the end
[public]
comment = Public Folder
path = /media/public
guest ok = yes
public = yes
writable = yes
printable = no
create mask = 777
Restart samba
sudo service smbd restart