Samba

From: Aaron Christopher Finney <af-list_at_is1.wfi-inc.com>
Date: Mon Nov 15 18:18:45 1999

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Bill Pechter wrote:

> > >SAMBA is that NETBEUI-compatible protocol used by Windows for Workgroups,
> > >isn't it? I've heard a lot of mention of it but no details except that its
> > >DOS client is HUGE by comparison with the already large but purportedly MUCH
> > >smaller NOVELL IPX+NETX. (about 96K).
> >
> Actually, the dos client works with the MS Dos and Windows IP stacks
> and it's netbios over TCP/IP. It's the IP stack that's the real issue.
> IPX and NETX are real small. Try loading LSL, IPXODI, and the VLMs and
> it is more like the microsoft stuff in size 8-(.
>
> >
> > BTW, I've found the real trick of working with Samba (on the Admin side) is
> > remembering where the &)# _at_*^% smb.conf file on a particular machine is!


There's nothing like a newly updated locate database...
Received on Mon Nov 15 1999 - 18:18:45 GMT

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