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Samba and other CIFS clients</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Portability.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part VI. Appendixes</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="speed.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="Other-Clients"></a>Chapter 38. Samba and other CIFS clients</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Jelmer</span> <span class="othername">R.</span> <span class="surname">Vernooij</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">The Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:jelmer@samba.org">jelmer@samba.org</a>></tt></p></div></div></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Jim</span> <span class="surname">McDonough</span></h3><span class="contrib">OS/2</span><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">IBM<br></span><div class="address"><p><tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:jmcd@us.ibm.com">jmcd@us.ibm.com</a>></tt></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">5 Mar 2001</p></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963189">Macintosh clients?</a></dt><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963267">OS2 Client</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963275">Configuring OS/2 Warp Connect or - OS/2 Warp 4 as a client for Samba</a></dt><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963359">Configuring OS/2 Warp 3 (not Connect), - OS/2 1.2, 1.3 or 2.x for Samba</a></dt><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963411">Printer driver download for for OS/2 clients?</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963512">Windows for Workgroups</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963519">Latest TCP/IP stack from Microsoft</a></dt><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963610">Delete .pwl files after password change</a></dt><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963639">Configuring WfW password handling</a></dt><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963692">Case handling of passwords</a></dt><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963730">Use TCP/IP as default protocol</a></dt><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963747">Speed improvement</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963794">Windows '95/'98</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963867">Speed improvement</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2963891">Windows 2000 Service Pack 2</a></dt><dt><a href="Other-Clients.html#id2964079">Windows NT 3.1</a></dt></dl></div><p>This chapter contains client-specific information.</p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2963189"></a>Macintosh clients?</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> - Yes. <a href="http://www.thursby.com/" target="_top">Thursby</a> now has a CIFS Client / Server called <a href="http://www.thursby.com/products/dave.html" target="_top">DAVE</a> -</p><p> -They test it against Windows 95, Windows NT and samba for -compatibility issues. At the time of writing, DAVE was at version -1.0.1. The 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 update is available as a free download from -the Thursby web site (the speed of finder copies has been greatly -enhanced, and there are bug-fixes included). -</p><p> -Alternatives - There are two free implementations of AppleTalk for -several kinds of UNIX machines, and several more commercial ones. -These products allow you to run file services and print services -natively to Macintosh users, with no additional support required on -the Macintosh. The two free implementations are -<a href="http://www.umich.edu/~rsug/netatalk/" target="_top">Netatalk</a>, and -<a href="http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/appletalk/atalk.html" target="_top">CAP</a>. -What Samba offers MS -Windows users, these packages offer to Macs. For more info on these -packages, Samba, and Linux (and other UNIX-based systems) see -<a href="http://www.eats.com/linux_mac_win.html" target="_top">http://www.eats.com/linux_mac_win.html</a> -</p><p>Newer versions of the Macintosh (Mac OS X) include Samba.</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2963267"></a>OS2 Client</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2963275"></a>Configuring OS/2 Warp Connect or - OS/2 Warp 4 as a client for Samba</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>Basically, you need three components:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>The File and Print Client ('IBM Peer')</p></li><li><p>TCP/IP ('Internet support') </p></li><li><p>The "NetBIOS over TCP/IP" driver ('TCPBEUI')</p></li></ul></div><p>Installing the first two together with the base operating - system on a blank system is explained in the Warp manual. If Warp - has already been installed, but you now want to install the - networking support, use the "Selective Install for Networking" - object in the "System Setup" folder.</p><p>Adding the "NetBIOS over TCP/IP" driver is not described - in the manual and just barely in the online documentation. Start - MPTS.EXE, click on OK, click on "Configure LAPS" and click - on "IBM OS/2 NETBIOS OVER TCP/IP" in 'Protocols'. This line - is then moved to 'Current Configuration'. Select that line, - click on "Change number" and increase it from 0 to 1. Save this - configuration.</p><p>If the Samba server(s) is not on your local subnet, you - can optionally add IP names and addresses of these servers - to the "Names List", or specify a WINS server ('NetBIOS - Nameserver' in IBM and RFC terminology). For Warp Connect you - may need to download an update for 'IBM Peer' to bring it on - the same level as Warp 4. See the webpage mentioned above.</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2963359"></a>Configuring OS/2 Warp 3 (not Connect), - OS/2 1.2, 1.3 or 2.x for Samba</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>You can use the free Microsoft LAN Manager 2.2c Client - for OS/2 from - <a href="ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/BusSys/Clients/LANMAN.OS2/" target="_top"> - ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/BusSys/Clients/LANMAN.OS2/</a>. - In - a nutshell, edit the file \OS2VER in the root directory of - the OS/2 boot partition and add the lines:</p><pre class="programlisting"> - 20=setup.exe - 20=netwksta.sys - 20=netvdd.sys - </pre><p>before you install the client. Also, don't use the - included NE2000 driver because it is buggy. Try the NE2000 - or NS2000 driver from - <a href="ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/network/ndis/" target="_top"> - ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/network/ndis/</a> instead. - </p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2963411"></a>Printer driver download for for OS/2 clients?</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>First, create a share called <i class="parameter"><tt>[PRINTDRV]</tt></i> that is - world-readable. Copy your OS/2 driver files there. Note - that the .EA_ files must still be separate, so you will need - to use the original install files, and not copy an installed - driver from an OS/2 system.</p><p>Install the NT driver first for that printer. Then, - add to your <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> a parameter, <a class="indexterm" name="id2963445"></a><i class="parameter"><tt>os2 driver map</tt></i> = filename. Then, in the file - specified by <i class="replaceable"><tt>filename</tt></i>, map the - name of the NT driver name to the OS/2 driver name as - follows:</p><p><i class="parameter"><tt><i class="replaceable"><tt>nt driver name</tt></i> = <i class="replaceable"><tt>os2 driver name</tt></i>.<i class="replaceable"><tt>device name</tt></i></tt></i>, e.g.:</p><p><i class="parameter"><tt> - HP LaserJet 5L = LASERJET.HP LaserJet 5L</tt></i></p><p>You can have multiple drivers mapped in this file.</p><p>If you only specify the OS/2 driver name, and not the - device name, the first attempt to download the driver will - actually download the files, but the OS/2 client will tell - you the driver is not available. On the second attempt, it - will work. This is fixed simply by adding the device name - to the mapping, after which it will work on the first attempt. - </p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2963512"></a>Windows for Workgroups</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2963519"></a>Latest TCP/IP stack from Microsoft</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>Use the latest TCP/IP stack from Microsoft if you use Windows -for Workgroups. -</p><p>The early TCP/IP stacks had lots of bugs.</p><p> -Microsoft has released an incremental upgrade to their TCP/IP 32-Bit -VxD drivers. The latest release can be found on their ftp site at -ftp.microsoft.com, located in <tt class="filename">/peropsys/windows/public/tcpip/wfwt32.exe</tt>. -There is an update.txt file there that describes the problems that were -fixed. New files include <tt class="filename">WINSOCK.DLL</tt>, -<tt class="filename">TELNET.EXE</tt>, -<tt class="filename">WSOCK.386</tt>, -<tt class="filename">VNBT.386</tt>, -<tt class="filename">WSTCP.386</tt>, -<tt class="filename">TRACERT.EXE</tt>, -<tt class="filename">NETSTAT.EXE</tt>, and -<tt class="filename">NBTSTAT.EXE</tt>. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2963610"></a>Delete .pwl files after password change</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> -WfWg does a lousy job with passwords. I find that if I change my -password on either the unix box or the PC the safest thing to do is to -delete the .pwl files in the windows directory. The PC will complain about not finding the files, but will soon get over it, allowing you to enter the new password. -</p><p> -If you don't do this you may find that WfWg remembers and uses the old -password, even if you told it a new one. -</p><p> -Often WfWg will totally ignore a password you give it in a dialog box. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2963639"></a>Configuring WfW password handling</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> -There is a program call admincfg.exe -on the last disk (disk 8) of the WFW 3.11 disk set. To install it -type <b class="userinput"><tt>EXPAND A:\ADMINCFG.EX_ C:\WINDOWS\ADMINCFG.EXE</tt></b>. -Then add an icon -for it via the <span class="application">Program Manager</span> <span class="guimenu">New</span> Menu. -This program allows you to control how WFW handles passwords. ie disable Password Caching etc -for use with <a class="indexterm" name="id2963677"></a><i class="parameter"><tt>security</tt></i> = user -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2963692"></a>Case handling of passwords</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>Windows for Workgroups uppercases the password before sending it to the server. Unix passwords can be case-sensitive though. Check the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> information on <a class="indexterm" name="id2963713"></a><i class="parameter"><tt>password level</tt></i> to specify what characters samba should try to uppercase when checking.</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2963730"></a>Use TCP/IP as default protocol</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>To support print queue reporting you may find -that you have to use TCP/IP as the default protocol under -WfWg. For some reason if you leave NetBEUI as the default -it may break the print queue reporting on some systems. -It is presumably a WfWg bug.</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2963747"></a>Speed improvement</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> - Note that some people have found that setting <i class="parameter"><tt>DefaultRcvWindow</tt></i> in -the <i class="parameter"><tt>[MSTCP]</tt></i> section of the -<tt class="filename">SYSTEM.INI</tt> file under WfWg to 3072 gives a -big improvement. I don't know why. -</p><p> -My own experience with DefaultRcvWindow is that I get much better -performance with a large value (16384 or larger). Other people have -reported that anything over 3072 slows things down enormously. One -person even reported a speed drop of a factor of 30 when he went from -3072 to 8192. I don't know why. -</p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2963794"></a>Windows '95/'98</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -When using Windows 95 OEM SR2 the following updates are recommended where Samba -is being used. Please NOTE that the above change will affect you once these -updates have been installed. -</p><p> -There are more updates than the ones mentioned here. You are referred to the -Microsoft Web site for all currently available updates to your specific version -of Windows 95. -</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>Kernel Update: KRNLUPD.EXE</td></tr><tr><td>Ping Fix: PINGUPD.EXE</td></tr><tr><td>RPC Update: RPCRTUPD.EXE</td></tr><tr><td>TCP/IP Update: VIPUPD.EXE</td></tr><tr><td>Redirector Update: VRDRUPD.EXE</td></tr></table><p> -Also, if using <span class="application">MS Outlook</span> it is desirable to -install the <b class="command">OLEUPD.EXE</b> fix. This -fix may stop your machine from hanging for an extended period when exiting -Outlook and you may also notice a significant speedup when accessing network -neighborhood services. -</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2963867"></a>Speed improvement</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> -Configure the win95 TCPIP registry settings to give better -performance. I use a program called <b class="command">MTUSPEED.exe</b> which I got off the -net. There are various other utilities of this type freely available. -</p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2963891"></a>Windows 2000 Service Pack 2</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -There are several annoyances with Windows 2000 SP2. One of which -only appears when using a Samba server to host user profiles -to Windows 2000 SP2 clients in a Windows domain. This assumes -that Samba is a member of the domain, but the problem will -likely occur if it is not. -</p><p> -In order to serve profiles successfully to Windows 2000 SP2 -clients (when not operating as a PDC), Samba must have -<a class="indexterm" name="id2963913"></a><i class="parameter"><tt>nt acl support</tt></i> = no -added to the file share which houses the roaming profiles. -If this is not done, then the Windows 2000 SP2 client will -complain about not being able to access the profile (Access -Denied) and create multiple copies of it on disk (DOMAIN.user.001, -DOMAIN.user.002, etc...). See the -<tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> man page -for more details on this option. Also note that the -<a class="indexterm" name="id2963940"></a><i class="parameter"><tt>nt acl support</tt></i> parameter was formally a global parameter in -releases prior to Samba 2.2.2. -</p><p> -The following is a minimal profile share: -</p><div class="example"><a name="id2963963"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 38.1. Minimal profile share</b></p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>[profile]</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>path = /export/profile</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>create mask = 0600</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>directory mask = 0700</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>nt acl support = no</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>read only = no</tt></i></td></tr></table></div><p> -The reason for this bug is that the Win2k SP2 client copies -the security descriptor for the profile which contains -the Samba server's SID, and not the domain SID. The client -compares the SID for SAMBA\user and realizes it is -different that the one assigned to DOMAIN\user. Hence the reason -for the <span class="errorname">access denied</span> message. -</p><p> -By disabling the <a class="indexterm" name="id2964043"></a><i class="parameter"><tt>nt acl support</tt></i> parameter, Samba will send -the Win2k client a response to the QuerySecurityDescriptor -trans2 call which causes the client to set a default ACL -for the profile. This default ACL includes -</p><p><span class="emphasis"><em>DOMAIN\user "Full Control"</em></span>></p><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>This bug does not occur when using winbind to -create accounts on the Samba host for Domain users.</p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2964079"></a>Windows NT 3.1</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p>If you have problems communicating across routers with Windows -NT 3.1 workstations, read <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;Q103765" target="_top">this Microsoft Knowledge Base article</a>. - -</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="Portability.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="Appendixes.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="speed.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 37. 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