This is a port to the Amiga of Samba 1.9.16p9.
Samba is a set of programmes for sharing files and printers with Windows
machines (3.11, 95, NT, ...), OS\2 and other machines running Samba.
What can Samba do?
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Here is a very short list of what Samba includes, and what it does:
- a SMB server, to provide Windows NT and LAN Manager-style file and print
services to SMB clients such as Windows 95, Warp Server, smbfs and others.
- a Netbios (rfc1001/1002) nameserver, which among other things gives
browsing support. Samba can be the master browser on your LAN if you wish.
- a FTP-like SMB client so you can access PC resources (disks and
printers) from Unix, Netware and other operating systems.
- a tar extension to the client for backing up PCs.
What is different to the other Amiga port of Samba?
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+ It works! Even if you don't have an ancient (pre 42.0) version of
ixemul.library installed.
+ Requires ixemul.library 45.0 (or later) and ixnet.library 45.0 (or later).
+ It supports both AmiTCP and AS-225R2 compatible TCP/IP protocol stacks
(future versions of ixnet.library may support other stacks if needed).
+ No stack size problems -> no crashes just because you forgot to set a
bigger stack size. The stack is automatically extended as needed.
+ Passwords work!
+ This port includes the client programmes too.
+ This port includes the manual pages, both formatted and unformatted.
+ Should work even on a plain 68000 (untested).
+ Printing may work, but I haven't tested this at all.
+ Winpop messages can be received.
- smbd doesn't work in stand-alone mode, it has to be started from inetd.
This is not too much of a problem, fortunately.
- Requires ETC: to be assigned to the correct directory. This is
annoying, but given all the above features, I can live with it.
What is new since 1.9.15p8?
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Lots of things, most notably speed improvements, Winpop message reception,
fewer assigns needed, nmbd works in stand-alone mode and much better
WINS/NetBIOS support. See the file "Amiga changes" and the files in "docs"
inside the archive.
Requirements
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- Amiga OS 2.04 (2.0 might work too).
- MC68000 or better.
- ixemul.library 45.0 (or later). Can be found on Aminet in dev/gcc.
- ixnet.library 45.0 (or later). Comes with ixemul.library.
- One of the TCP/IP protocol stacks supported by ixnet.library. This
currently (ixnet.library 45.0) means AmiTCP/IP, AS-225R2 and compatibles.
- Connection to a network. Ethernet (maybe Arcnet too?) is by far the
easiest to connect to, but SLIP/PLIP/PPP can be used too.
Tested (and compiled) on an A4000/030 with an Ariadne Ethernet card,
Amiga OS 3.1, AmiTCP 4.0 demo, GCC 2.7.2.1, ixemul.library 45.0
and ixnet.library 45.0 in a large network (400+ computers).
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