As part of Hewlett Packard CSYs commitment to HP 3000 platform
and interoperability with NT, Samba/iX 2.0.7 comes with a host of
long-awaited improvements and new features to take NT connectivity
to a new level.
NOTE: Samba/iX 2.0.7 has been tested with Windows 2000.
If you choose to run Samba/iX 2.0.7 server, you should read the installation
instructions in the READLXF6 file under the SMB207 group and SAMBA account on
your system after you install the official release patch/6.5 of Samba/iX 2.0.7.
Samba Web Administration Tool - SWAT
SWAT is a web-based tool which can be used remotely to configure
the Samba configuration file (smb.conf). Various parameters, share
security, and other features can be modified from a browser interface,
in effect giving added flexibility. SWAT is very user-friendly with
help and related documentation available on-line.
The name of the
binary is SWAT and its location is/SAMBA/SMB207/bin/swat. Before SWAT can be
run, entries in the following files need to be updated first: INETDCNF.NET.SYS
andSERVICES.NET.SYS. As soon as this is done, running SWAT is as
simple as pointing your favorite browser to:
http://sambaserver:901 [Here 901 is the port at which SWAT operates.]
Improvements Incorporated in the New Samba/iX
Samba/iX 2.0.7 comes with a host of improvements and enhancements
over the previous releases version 1.9.16p9. It includes bug-fixes
and patches from the previous versions.
User-Selectable Name Resolution Order
The resolution of NetBIOS names into IP addresses can be done
in several different ways (broadcast, lmhosts, DNS lookup, WINS).
In the Samba version 2.0.7, a new parameter, name resolution order,
allows administrators to select the methods of name resolution,
and the order in which such methods are applied.
Improved Share Mode Handling
The handling of share modes has been greatly improved in this
new version of Samba 2.0.7. The confidence level on share mode handling
in Samba is now much higher than it was previously.
Western European Language Support
Samba/iX 2.0.7 supports Western European languages in filenames.
This means that Western European versions of NT/95/98 should be
able to create and view files with filenames in those languages.Currently
code page 850 and 437 are supported (ISO8559-1).
New MPE Valid Characters
With MPE/iX 6.5 a few extra characters gained legal status
and these are duly supported in Samba/iX 2.0.7.
These characters are:~,\\,$,%,^,*,+,|,{,},:
These can now be used in the filenames. With Samba 2.0.7,mapdiffs utility is
also provided. More information as to why the old filename mapping method was
enhanced is provided in the Readme.
Change in the Default Security Mode
In previous versions of Samba/iX, the default security mode
was security = share. In this version, this has been altered to
make security = user as default. The user needs to note that the
config file needs to be adjusted to avoid unexpected changes in
behavior.