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by Wendy Cheng Commercial Systems Division
Overview
Samba/iX is a suite of programs which work together to allow clients to access
a server's file space and printers via the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.
Samba is the SMB file server that runs on MPE/iX release 6.0. It allows the
MPE/iX shell operating system to act as a file and printer server for SMB
clients which are mainly for Microsoft LAN Manager and compatible products.
These compatible clients can be Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, Windows NT,
or other clients.
Initially Samba/iX was written for UNIX; now it also runs on MPE/iX, NT, and
other operating systems. Samba/iX provides the file and printer sharing
services between NT and HP3000 systems. The user can redirect disks and
printers to MPE disks and printers from Windows NT, Windows 95, LAN Manager,
or other clients.
A generic UNIX program that is part of the Samba/iX suite has also been ported
to MPE/iX Shell operating system. This program allows UNIX or MPE users to use
an FTP-like interface to access file space and printers on any other SMB
servers. This capability enables these operating systems to act like a LAN
server or Windows NT server.
Major Components
Samba/iX contains programs like SMBD and NMBD to provide
server functionality. It also contains utilities like SMBCLIENT or
NMBLOOKUP to provide client functionality.
For more information, refer to "Introducing Samba/iX" in chapter 10,
"Technical Articles."
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