This page contains possibly dated Internet information. It is correct as of 19 January 2013

• Shadow of my "Documentation" folder. Contains documentation important to me
• Link to Connecting an eCS Client to Windows 7 Professional
• Link to Frequently Asked Questions
• Link to Samba manpages
• Link to lmhosts definition
• Link to nmbd definition
• Link to pdbedit definition
• Samba for eComStation (OS/2) website
• Download of "Samba3-ByExample.pdf", obtained from http://www.Samba/org (oriented primarily to server)
• Download of "Samba3-HOWTO.pdf", obtained from http://www.Samba/org (oriented primarily to server)
• Program object to edit the smb.conf file (changes server configuration)
• "Find SMB/CIFS machines" program object
• Finds all machines on current or given subnet, using the SMB/CIFS protocols
• Does not work well on my computers
• Sometimes locks up Samba on one computer, requiring a cold reboot
• Shuts down the nmbd.exe daemon on the other computer
• Program object to Herwig Bauernfeind's Samba eCS (OS/2) page
• "Readme" file for Samba Server version 3.3.16
• "Reload configuration" program object
• smb.cmd script to reload the server configuration file, smb.conf
• Use after editing/updating smb.conf, if Samba is running
• "Restart Samba server" program object
• smb.cmd script to restart server service
• Shuts down Samba, then restarts it
• Shadow of "Samba client" program object from the "Local Network" folder
• "Samba Client GUI Online Help" program object
• Program object to "Samba for eCS (OS/2) at netlabs" website
• "Samba Status monitor" program object
• "Users" tab shows client machines, using server service, by account name (username), usergroup number, machine name and IP address
• "Files" tab shows files being accessed under a username and process identification (PID)
• "Services" tab shows service being used by PID, drive letter, machine name and connected time and date
• "Daemons" tab shows whether or not the smbd.exe and/or nmbd.exe programs are running
• smbd.exe provides SMB/CIFS connection services to clients for file and printer sharing
• nmbd.exe provides NetBIOS over IP naming services to clients
• nmbd.exe frequently stops running for unknown reasons
• Has to be restarted using right mouse click menu
• Use client machine to access one (1) or more files on server; nmbd.exe then continues running without problems
• "Browse" tab shows the machines, connected to the LAN and using SMB/CIFS protocols
• All are potential client and/or server machines
• Tab shows machines in a tree-like icon structure
• Each machine icon shows a cascading tree-like icon structure of the file and printer shares available (if the setup is correct)
• If a machine does not show any shares, the following possibilites exist:
• None are available on that machine
• You have a problem with the user account and/or password to the machine (maintained by Samba client)
• Other??
• "Settings" tab has debug and refresh settings
• "Samba Users and Groups" program object
• Program object to "Samba-HOWTO-Collection" website
• "Simple Samba Configuration Center" program object
• "Start Samba server" program object (smb.cmd script to start server service)
• "Stop Samba server" program object
• smb.cmd script to stop server service
• Shut down Samba after completion of file and printer sharing, or before computer shut down
• "Test the parameters in the configuration file" program object
• Use after making any changes tho the smb.conf file
• Verifies the integrity of that file
• After successful integrity check, use the "Reload configuration" program object, if Samba is running
• "Update the HOSTS and LMHOSTS files" program object
• My commandline REXX script to update the HOSTS and LMHOSTS files
• Finds the IP addresses of every computer on my LAN
• I manually assign the corresponding NetBIOS name to each address
• Required for NetBIOS name resolution on my system
• I have dynamically assigned IP addresses
• I do not use the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
• Execute script before starting Samba server
• Master browsers use information to establish the available server and client computers by NetBIOS names and IP addresses

• "Samba Client" program object should appear in the "Local Network" desktop folder
• If one does not appear, create it. Use "...,\ecs\bin\evfsgui.EXE" as the file path, where "...," is your boot drive
• Can also create a program object for the online help. Use "...,\ecs\help\evfsi_en.hlp" as the file path
• Opinion: online help is not very useful

• "Configuration File" program object
• "Control Panel" program object
• "FTP Protocol Viewer" program object
• "Information (NewView)" program object
• "Information (View)" program object
• "Order Form" program object
• "Registration" program object
• "Uninstall" program object
• NetDrive "Website" program object

• Use the server (edit the smb.conf file, see chapter 8 of Samba3-HOWTO.pdf)
• Host-based protection
• User-based protection
• Interface-based protection
• IPC$ share-based denials
• Use a firewall such as InJoy
• Allow incoming file and print share connections only from sources originating on your LAN
• TCP protocol to port 135
• UDP protocol to port 137
• UDP protocol to port 138
• TCP protocol to port 139
• TCP protocol to port 445
• Disallow these connections, when not sharing