Changes between Version 181 and Version 182 of WikiStart

Timestamp:

Jan 15, 2011, 7:33:13 AM (14 years ago)

Author:

Herwig Bauernfeind

Comment:

Correct typos, correct links in order to reflect new client subdirectory structure

WikiStart

@@ -37 +37 @@
 
 ==== Server Tools ====
-The server tools are also installed by default when you install a samba server with a !WarpIn package. They are not included in the samba server zip files.
+The Server GUI Tools are also installed by default when you install a samba server with a !WarpIN package. They are not included in the Samba server zip files.
+The Server GUI Tools need the [ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/server/rxlib4smb.wpi REXX libraries] installed.
 
 ||'''Release date'''||'''State'''||'''Component'''||'''Version'''||'''Based upon'''||'''Package'''||'''Description'''||
@@ -46 +47 @@
 
 === Client ===
-
+[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client Quick access to all client files] 
+[[br]]
 ==== Netdrive based ====
-This needs a installed [http://www.blueprintsoftwareworks.com/netdrive/download.html NetDrive for eComStation (OS/2)]
+[http://www.blueprintsoftwareworks.com/netdrive/download.html NetDrive for eComStation (OS/2)] is required to be installed. !NetDrive is a virtual filesystem driver, which is extensible with plugins for various filesystems. We provide a !NetDrive plugin for Samba access.
 
 ||'''Release date'''||'''State'''||'''Component'''||'''Version'''||'''Based upon'''||'''Package'''||'''Description'''||
@@ -55 +57 @@
 ||06th. July 2010||Beta 1||Plugin||1.6.0||[http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.3.13.html Samba 3.3.13]||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/ndpsmb-1.6-beta1-3.3.13-20100706.zip ZIP]||Required to access shared files (it's known to crash)||
 ||10th. Jan 2011||Beta 3||Plugin||2.0.0||[http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.0.37.html Samba 3.0.37]||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/ndpsmb-2.0.0-beta3-20110110.zip ZIP]||Required to access shared files, dir caching added||
-[[br]]
 
 ==== EVFS based ====
-The filesystem itself is installed by default on all eComstation version 2.0 and higher (was included in some eCS 2.0 rc as well).
+EVFS (eComStation Virtual Filesystem for SMB) itself is installed by default on eComstation version 2.0 GA or better (It was included in some eCS 2.0 RC as well). EVFS also makes use of the !NetDrive plugin for Samba access.
 
 ||'''Release date'''||'''State'''||'''Component'''||'''Version'''||'''Based upon'''||'''Package'''||'''Description'''||
@@ -65 +66 @@
 ||06th. July 2010||Beta 1||Plugin||1.6.0||[http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.3.13.html Samba 3.3.13]||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/ndpsmb-1.6-beta1-3.3.13-20100706.zip ZIP]||Required to access shared files (it's known to crash)||
 ||10th. Jan 2011||Beta 3||Plugin||2.0.0||[http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.0.37.html Samba 3.0.37]||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/ndpsmb-2.0.0-beta3-20110110.zip ZIP]||Required to access shared files, dir caching added||
-[[br]]
 
 ==== Client Tools and GUI ====
-The GUI Tools needs the [ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/server/rxlib4smb.wpi REXX libraries] installed.
 
 ||'''Release date'''||'''State'''||'''Component'''||'''Version'''||'''Based upon'''||'''Package'''||'''Description'''||
 ||01th. Sept. 2009||GA||EVFSGUI||1.3.7||-||[http://www.ecomstation.com/ Link]||Setup and manage connections, deprecated.||
-||13th. Aug. 2010||'''GA'''||EVFSGUI||2.0.6||Plugin 1.5.x or 2.x.beta1||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/evfsgui-206-GA-20100813.zip ZIP]||Setup and manage connections|| 
-||26th. Dec. 2010||Beta 2||EVFSGUI||2.1||Plugin 1.5.x or 2.x.beta1||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/evfsgui-21beta2-20101226.zip ZIP]||Setup and manage connections, on-the-fly browsing|| 
-||08th. June 2010||'''GA'''||Commandline utilities||1.0.5||[http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.0.37.html Samba 3.0.37]||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/smbclut-1.0.5-os2-3.0.37-20100608.zip ZIP]||Required by EVFSGUI Ver. 2.x||
-||07th. July 2010||'''GA'''||Commandline utilities||1.1.0||[http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.3.13.html Samba 3.3.13]||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/smbclut-1.1.0-os2-3.3.13-20100707.zip ZIP]||Required by EVFSGUI Ver. 2.x||
+||13th. Aug. 2010||'''GA'''||EVFSGUI||2.0.6||Plugin 1.5.x or 2.x.beta1||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/evfsgui/evfsgui-206-GA-20100813.zip ZIP]||Setup and manage connections|| 
+||26th. Dec. 2010||Beta 2||EVFSGUI||2.1||Plugin 1.5.x or 2.x.beta1||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/evfsgui/evfsgui-21beta2-20101226.zip ZIP]||Setup and manage connections, on-the-fly browsing|| 
+||08th. June 2010||'''GA'''||Commandline utilities||1.0.5||[http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.0.37.html Samba 3.0.37]||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/smbclut/smbclut-1.0.5-os2-3.0.37-20100608.zip ZIP]||Required by EVFSGUI Ver. 2.x||
+||07th. July 2010||'''GA'''||Commandline utilities||1.1.0||[http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.3.13.html Samba 3.3.13]||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/smbclut/smbclut-1.1.0-os2-3.3.13-20100707.zip ZIP]||Required by EVFSGUI Ver. 2.x||
 ||30th. Mar. 2010||'''GA'''||Port driver ||1.0.1||[http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.3.12.html Samba 3.3.12]||[ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/pdr/smb_pdr-1.0.1-20100330.zip ZIP]||Required to print to shared printers or CIFS/SMB based printer servers||
-[[br]]
+''Note: EVFSGUI also can be used together with !NetDrive in order to manage SMB/CIFS connections. This makes sense, as EVFSGUI provides functionality for SMB/CIFS connections not found in the !NetDrive GUI. For other connection types you will however still need the !NetDrive GUI.''
 
-=== eComstation with EVFS ===
-To update an EVFS installation on eCS you need the following packages:
- * from the EVFS client a '''plugin''' package plus
- * from the client tools and GUI section an '''EVFSGUI''' package plus 
- * from the client tools and GUI section a '''Commandline utilities''' package
-or take this [ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/evfsgui-206-GA-20100823.wpi WPI package]
+==== Updating eComstation with EVFS ====
+In order to update eComStation with an installed EVFS, you will need the following packages:
+ * from the section "EVFS based" client a '''plugin''' package plus
+ * from the section "Client Tools and GUI" an '''EVFSGUI''' package plus 
+ * from the section "Client Tools and GUI" a '''Commandline utilities''' package
+or take this [ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/samba/client/evfsgui-206-GA-20100823.wpi 2.0.6 level WPI package]
 
 ''Note: The Samba Client WPI that comes with eComStation 2.0 GA is on 2.0.4 level.''
@@ -91 +90 @@
 == Interim Releases ==
 
-Herwig Bauernfeind provides interim releases and test builds of Samba server, clients, GUI tools and scripts on his [http://members.aon.at/herwig.bauernfeind/samba/index.html Samba for eCS (OS/2)] page.
+Herwig Bauernfeind sometimes provides interim releases and test builds of Samba server, clients, GUI tools and scripts on his [http://members.aon.at/herwig.bauernfeind/samba/index.html Samba for eCS (OS/2)] page.
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