Samba Server and Client FAQ

This page should become a collection of tips and tricks around the setup and operation of the Samba Server and Client for eComStation and OS/2.

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Q: Which OS/2 components are replaced by Samba?
A: The following table provides an overview:

Samba component	Original eCS (OS/2) component	Remarks
Samba Server	IBM Peer/LAN Server/WSeB	Samba cannot share serial devices, but is much faster on the same hardware
Netdrive + Samba client plugin	IBM LAN Requester	Used to access files/directories on a Samba server from an eCS (OS/2) client
eVFS + Samba client plugin	IBM LAN Requester	Used to access files/directories on a Samba server from an (OS/2) client
Samba smbspool + eRedMan	IBM LAN Requester	Used to print from OS/2 on a printer shared by a Samba server

Note: eVFS comes with eComStation 2.x
Note: eRedMan can be found ​here.

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Q: Is the Samba Server for eCS (OS/2) able to store OS/2 extended attributes properly?
A: Yes. Recent Samba builds can do that nicely. You have to add the following statement to your smb.conf in order to enable extended attributes:

[global]
   ...
   ea support = Yes
   ...

Note: Samba Server builds older than 2007-02-26 had problems with Extended Attributes (EAs), both with clients connected with IBM LAN Requester and with clients connected with the older Samba 3.0.9 plugins for Netdrive.

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