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Announce ndpsmb 2.0.0 beta2

Samba for eComStation (OS/2)

Samba is a free implementation of the CIFS/SMB protocol for Unix, which allows LAN-Server style file and printer sharing among machines running Windows, Mac OS, Unix or eComStation (OS/2). The goal of this project is to port the Samba server and create Samba clients for eCS (OS/2) in order to replace the functionality of the outdated IBM-LAN-Requester/Peer/Server components.

The eComStation (OS/2) server port is very fast and stable, and although still incomplete, very usable for daily work. It can be used to perform the following tasks:

  • share files among eCS (OS/2), Windows, Mac OS and Unix machines, including extended attribute support.
  • share printers among eCS (OS/2), Windows, Mac OS and Unix machines.

Please, consider the pages of this wiki to be your online documentation for Samba for eCS (OS/2)!

Official Releases

Samba 3.0.x based releases

Release dateTypeComponentVersionBased uponPackageDescription
11th. May 2009Client part 2Plugin for EVFS/Netdrive1.0Samba 3.0.34ZIPRequired to access shared files, deprecated
03rd. Nov 2010Client part 2Plugin for EVFS/Netdrive1.5.3 GASamba 3.0.37ZIPRequired to access shared files, supercedes eComStation 2.0
27th. Dec 2010Client part 2Plugin for EVFS/Netdrive2.0.0 beta2Samba 3.0.37ZIPRequired to access shared files, dir caching added, MDOS box fixed
08th. June 2010Client part 4Commandline utilities1.0.5Samba 3.0.37ZIPRequired by EVFSGUI Ver. 2.x
23th. Aug. 2010Client parts 2+3+4Installation package2.0.6Samba 3.0.37WPIRequired to access shared files, easy installation, refresh.
06th. July 2010ServerServer core files1.0.5Samba 3.0.37ZIPRequired to share files and printers, stable, requires gcc442.dll
13th. Aug. 2010ServerInstallation package1.0.5Samba 3.0.37WPIRequired to share files and printers, easy installation, requires gcc442.dll

Samba 3.3.x based releases

Release dateTypeComponentVersionBased uponPackageDescription
30th. Mar. 2010Print clientPort driver 1.0.1Samba 3.3.12ZIPRequired to print to shared printers or CIFS/SMB based printer servers, requires gcc442.dll
06th. July 2010Client part 2Plugin for EVFS/Netdrive1.6 Beta 1Samba 3.3.13ZIPRequired to access shared files (it's known to crash)
07th. July 2010Client part 4Commandline utilities1.1.0Samba 3.3.13ZIPRequired by EVFSGUI Ver. 2.x
15th. Aug. 2010ServerServer core files1.1.0Samba 3.3.13ZIPRequired to share files and printers, requires gcc442.dll
15th. Aug. 2010--REXX libraries----WPIREXX libaries required by the Samba GUI Tools

Samba 3.5.x based releases

Release dateTypeComponentVersionBased uponPackageDescription

File systems and GUI-Tools for all Samba 3.x.x core code lines

Release dateTypeComponentVersionBased uponPackageDescription
04th. May 2008Client part 1EVFS1.001-LinkRemote file system, comes with eComStation
15th. Dec. 2008Client part 1Netdrive3.1.1-Link Remote file system, shareware by BluePrint Software Works
01th. Sept. 2009Client part 3Client GUI (EVFSGUI)1.3.7-LinkSetup and manage connections, deprecated.
13th. Aug. 2010Client part 3Client GUI (EVFSGUI)2.0.6 GAPlugin 1.5.x or 2.x.beta1ZIPSetup and manage connections, comes with eComStation
26th. Dec. 2010Client part 3Client GUI (EVFSGUI)2.1 beta2Plugin 1.5.x or 2.x.beta1ZIPSetup and manage connections, on-the-fly browsing
14th. Mar. 2010ServerSSCC1.0.0-ZIPGUI Tool for server configuration and installation, also found in WPI 1.0.5
14th. Mar. 2010ServerSMBUsers0.9.8-ZIPGUI Tool for user and group administration, also found in WPI 1.0.4
06th. Mar. 2010ServerSMBMon0.9.26-ZIPGUI Tool for Samba status monitoring, also found in WPI 1.0.5

Note: The Samba Client WPI that comes with eComStation 2.0 GA is on 2.0.4 level.

Interim Releases

Herwig Bauernfeind provides interim releases and test builds of Samba server, clients, GUI tools and scripts on his Samba for eCS (OS/2) page.

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Here is our ever growing collection of useful Samba for eCS (OS/2) Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.

More Information

Reporting Bugs

Reporting bugs and requesting new features is done through the ticket system. You can view existing tickets, add comments to them and create new tickets using the corresponding buttons at the top of every page. If you want to submit a new bug or request a feature, please use the Search function first to make sure there is no ticket for this task already created.

Anonymous access to the ticket system has been restricted due to multiple attacks of stupid spammers we've been suffering from during the last month. In order to create a new ticket or comment the existing one, you need to login with your Netlabs login id. If you do not have a login id, you can request one at http://www.netlabs.org/en/site/member/member.xml. We are sorry for inconvenience, but at the present time this is the only way to avoid extremely annoying spam.

Mailinglist

Credits

  • Silvan Scherrer (aka diver), current code maintenance, recent core fixes and additions
  • Herwig Bauernfeind (aka HerwigB), testing, EVFSGUI 2.x, Samba GUI tools, scripts, WPI packages
  • Vitali Pelenyov (aka sunlover), provides Samba Client caching
  • Paul Smedley (aka Smedles), provided Samba 3.0.24 port, groundwork for current port
  • Yuri Dario (aka Paperino), provided workable locking code and other important fixes
  • Alex Taylor (aka AlexT), provided historic EVFSGUI 1.x, fixes for 2.x
  • Nikolay Kolosov (aka nickk), provided historic Samba 3.0.9 port
  • and all we missed

Thanks for testing!

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