[PlanetCCRMA] FC 5 drops smb support

[Python]

On Thu, 2006-09-28 at 11:04 -0700, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-09-28 at 10:07 -0400, polly wrote:
> > Hello,
> >    This is not CCRMA specific but may help in your decision to upgrade to  
> > Fedora core 5;
> >  from what I can tell the developers dropped support for the 'Win 98' smb  
> > format, meaning you
> > can no longer transfer files to windows 98, ME vintage systems. I've kept  
> > one machine on my
> > local network at FC-4, rsync files to that machine and thence onward to  
> > users' Win 98 machines

I think the issue relates to Win98 (and possibly older Windows
computers).  The FC5 Samba client will access shares (mount.cifs) from
NT/win2k/winxp, but I have been unsuccessful trying to access a share
from win98.  My FC3 samba client has no difficulty mounting the Win98
share.

I have been unable to find any FC5 information relating to the problem.

The file type changed to cifs, so that also created some confusion.  I
think that's what the thread is about.  BUT, even using the mount.cifs
command syntax, I'm unable to mount a win98 share - only newer windows
shares.

> > but the irony of being forced, by an Open Source decision, to ditch  
> > perfectly good systems and
> > having to purchase XP licences, is delicious.  Cheers !
> 
> No need for that (yet? :-)
> There was a thread about this a while back, see below.
> -- Fernando
> 
> 
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: BJaY <BJaY at safe-mail.net>
> To: Yann <ya_ at gmx.net>, nando at ccrma.Stanford.EDU
> Cc: planetccrma at ccrma.Stanford.EDU
> Subject: RE: [PlanetCCRMA] smbsupport
> Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 09:10:57 +0100
> 
> >hi !
> >i installed the new 2.6.16-rrt kernel but in somehow there is no
> smbsupport.
> >in some moments i still need to go back to windows to get some files
> >quickly transfered
> >is there a way to get this to work?
> >yann
> 
> Somthing like file://OtherComputer/C$ enetered in konqueror worked for me.
> It uses CIFS which apparently replaced (is a superset of) smb. This sould
> allow you to transfer files and there may be a way to mount a volume as
> well, but I haven't looked into it.
> 
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Hitmuri <hitmuri at no-log.org>
> Cc: planetccrma at ccrma.Stanford.EDU
> Subject: Re: [PlanetCCRMA] smbsupport
> Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 10:50:14 +0200
> 
> Yann a écrit :
> > hi !
> > i installed the new 2.6.16-rrt kernel but in somehow there is no 
> > smbsupport.
> > in some moments i still need to go back to windows to get some files 
> > quickly transfered
> > is there a way to get this to work?
> > yann
> 
> Yes, if you want to mount shared directories you can use 
> /sbin/mount.cifs and /sbin/umount.cifs the same way you would use 
> smbmount and smbumount.
> 
> Flo
> 
> 
> 
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