Lars,

Firstly Neil is away on holiday until Wednesday 20 November.  I am
replying to this message as I have been prompting Neil to ask these
questions on the list for some time now....

SAMBA is a generic SMB server for multiple operating systems.  SAMBA
includes support for file and print sharing, Windows NT Domain style
administration and WINS integration.  All this for free on your existing
UNIX machine.  SAMBA has been ported to none other than VMS and
Netware!!!!  Now shortly to be ported to the HP3000 ;-)

>       >> Do I understand it correctly that SAMBA is a client/server
>       >> solution that would allow the 3000 to "export" file systems
>       >> (similar to NFS/iX) and that PC or other clients could then
        >> "mount" and access these?

SAMBA is the SMB server.  The clients are among others Windows for
Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows NT and the client utilities provided in
the SAMBA package.  No additional software is required on the
client!!!!!!!!!!!!!  (Isn't this better than NFS)

>>> Would a PC perceive this as just
>>> another "drive" D: E: F: or whatsoever?

The client would be able to use the File Manager or Explorer to browse
any shared resources on the HP3000. You could make us of UNC's or map
the shared resource on the HP3000 to a local drive.  (Printers and File
Systems/Sub directories are supported)

You can even use SAMBA to present your HP3000 as a Primary/Secondary
Domain controller, hereby allowing total user administration from one
source.  Isn't that what we are after???

>       >> This sound really promising to me! I would "just" have to
>       >> port the samba daemon/server and add some code to access the
>       >> CDROM file system and then the samba clients could install
>       >> the LROM browser and read the 3000-based CD...

Yes!  Why not start by porting the client utilities, hereby not being
troubled by the File Handling differences between MPE/Posix and UNIX.

It is an excellent product developed by Andrew Trigdell,  all he asks is
that you send him a pizza voucher for his hard work.

Did you know that Microsoft asked Andrew to give a presentation at the
Common Internet Files System (CIFS) conference.  Would it not be nice to
be able to market the HP3000 as CIFS compliant server for
Internet/intranet networks.  By the way SAMBA is/will become CIFS.

I hope that I have answered all your questions

Regards
Jens von Bulow
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Neil Harvey & Associates
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>From:  Lars Appel[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  16 November 1996 11:18
>To:    Neil Harvey
>Cc:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject:       SAMBA or SAMBA/iX !?
>
>Neil,
>
>I noticed your message regarding SAMBA and the web
>site that offers SAMBA including source code on HP3000-L
>today... This looks pretty interesting to me...
>
>I was considering to write a Web CGI to give access to
>the 3000-based LaserROM CD contents (because I am still
>sad about the obsoletion of CD Extensions/iX)...
>
>Do I understand it correctly that SAMBA is a client/server
>solution that would allow the 3000 to "export" file systems
>(similar to NFS/iX) and that PC or other clients could then
>"mount" and access these? Would a PC perceive this as just
>another "drive" D: E: F: or whatsoever?
>
>This sound really promising to me! I would "just" have to
>port the samba daemon/server and add some code to access the
>CDROM file system and then the samba clients could install
>the LROM browser and read the 3000-based CD...
>
>Please let me know, if I completely misunderstood the story.
>
>Regards, Lars.
>
>PS: Are free Clients already available for Win3.x 95 NT ??
>