samba-1.9.16p9

Short:        File/printer sharing with Win* machines
Author:       Andrew Tridgell <samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au>
Uploader:     Rask Ingemann Lambertsen <rask k4315 kampsax dtu dk>
Type:         comm/net Ported-By: Rask Ingemann Lambertsen <rask@k4315.kampsax.dtu.dk>
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

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).