Re: Accessing a Windows share folder using QNTC

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt

Have you looked at the recent true Samba support on IBM i? It is an 
alternative to Netserver/QNTC that is lighter-weight. I'd have to look 
up which version of Samba it uses.

Cheers
Vern

On 6/24/2015 2:11 PM, Matt Olson wrote:
> Yeah but those are referencing really old topics. Pre-2000 era stuff.  Samba hasn't had those restrictions since 2003 (when 3.0 was released).
>
> WARNING: You have some share names that are longer than 12 characters.
> These may not be accessible to some older clients.
> (Eg. Windows9x, WindowsMe, and smbclient prior to Samba 3.0.)
>
> Which means the IBM I is using Windows 95/ME era client connection code.
>
> Thus, back to my point. IBM needs to update this to get with the times.
>
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> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%22share+names%22+%2212+characters%22+linux
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> From:   Matt Olson <Matt.Olson@xxxxxxxx>
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> Subject:        RE: Accessing a Windows share folder using QNTC
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> I'm not aware of any limitation like that in Samba. Reference?
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Too bad linux and the rest of the samba world hasn't either.
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> From:   Matt Olson <Matt.Olson@xxxxxxxx>
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> Date:   06/24/2015 12:18 PM
> Subject:        RE: Accessing a Windows share folder using QNTC
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> 12 characters? Guess IBM hasn't updated that software in a while.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1018146
> Ensure that all Windows based shares are 12 characters or less in length.
> This is a permanent restriction as it causes the Windows server to return
> a 3406 error code from the SMB transaction.
>
> They key word is "all".  Not "the shares you are trying to access".
>
> Sure wish I could find that technote about this sporadic behavior but I've
>
> got work to catch up on.  I really tried.  I even searched through my old
> PMR's as I know I opened up a ticket on this very item in the past.
>
> I did pull up a server which has numerous shares on it of varying sizes.
> It's sporadic as to what names show up. Names that are a solid, no spaces,
>
> more than 12 characters do not show up.  Some with a space that barely
> exceed will show.  But in general 12 characters or less "seem" to work.
> The problem I had in the past was the sporadic behavior.  Thinks that once
>
> worked, stopped.
>
> If sticking to only trying to access 12 character or less names works for
> you, then go for it.  "IF".
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>
> Rob Berendt