Copyright (C) 1997 - Samba-Team Contributed Date: August 20, 1997 Last Update: August 20, 1997 Subject: Windows 95 and Samba Interoperability =============================================================================== Password Handling: ------------------ Microsoft periodically release updates to all their operating systems. Some of these are welcomed while others cause us to change the way we do things. Few people like change, particularly if the change is unexpected. The best advice always is to read the documentation provided BEFORE applying an update. One of the recent Win95 updates (VRDRUPD.EXE) disables plain text (also called clear text) password authentication. The effects of this updates are desirable where MS Windows NT is providing the password authentication service. This update is most undesirable where Samba must provide the authentication service unless Samba has been specifically configured to use encrypted passwords _AND_ has been linked with the libdes library. If the above conditions have not been complied with, and you are using Samba, then Windows 95 clients will NOT be able to authenticate to a Samba server. To re-enable plain text password capabilities AFTER applying this update you must create a new value in the Windows 95 registry. Either foillow the following procedure or just double click on the file Win95_PlainPassword.reg for an easier way to do this. Procedure: 1) Launch the Registry Editor as follows: Click on: /Start/Run Type "regedit" and press enter. 2) Double click on: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE 3) Locate the following Key: /HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/VxD/VNETSUP 4) From the menu bar select Edit/New/DWORD Value 5) Rename the entry from "New Value #1" to: EnablePlainTextPassword 6) Press Enter, then double click on the new entry. A dialog box will pop up and enable you to set a value. You must set this value to 1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows 95 Updates: ------------------- 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. 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. Kernel Update: KRNLUPD.EXE Ping Fix: PINGUPD.EXE RPC Update: RPCRTUPD.EXE TCP/IP Update: VIPUPD.EXE Redirector Update: VRDRUPD.EXE Also, if using MS OutLook it is desirable to install the OLEUPD.EXE 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The above password information was provided by: Jochen Huppertz <jhu@nrh.de>