On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 14:26, Christopher R. Hertel <crh at ubiqx.mn.org>wrote:

> Greg,
>
> Please do forward this to the TCLUG list.
>
> Regarding the SMB/CIFS specifications:
>
>    * Microsoft has released full specifications for SMB/CIFS and for
>      the newer SMB2 protocol as well.  They started releasing these
>      specifications a few years ago, after they lost the anti-trust
>      case in the EU.  There are even preview specifications for the
>      updated SMB2.2 dialect available, even though SMB2.2 won't be
>      released until Windows 8 ships.
>
>    * The SMB and CIFS documentation was written under contract by a
>      local Twin Cities company.  Yes, really.  Read more here:
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/samba-microsoft-cooperate-on-new-set-of-smbcifs-docs/4681
>
>
>    * The specifications go in-depth.  They are difficult to read if you
>      are not already a CIFS geek.  Search for [MS-CIFS], [MS-SMB], and
>      [MS-SMB2] if you are curious.
>
> Regarding Linux and/or Samba being slow:
>
>    * There are a LOT of potential reasons for slowdowns.  I would need
>      to know more about the setup and the data transfer method.
>
>    * The original SMB protocol is an antique.  It still has DOS and
>      OS/2 system calls in it.  Yes, really.  That's why Microsoft came
>      out with SMB2 in Vista.
>
>      Samba has added initial support for SMB2 in Samba 3.6.0, but it
>      has to be enabled in the smb.conf file.
>
> Regarding SMB2.2:
>
>    * http://www.hertel.org.uk/blog/?p=253&author=1
>      <http://www.hertel.org.uk/blog/?p=253&author=1>
>
>
> Chris -)-----
> Your friendly neighborhood StPaul-based Samba Team Member.
>
> gregrwm wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 18:15, Mike Miller wrote:
> >     Apparently, as I said, the problem was not that Linux was lacking
> >     features but that it was slow.  That was all.  I really just want
> >     to find a way to make it faster and not learn how to accept life
> >     with Windows.
> >
> >     On Tue, 27 Sep 2011, Justin Krejci wrote:
> >         That being said I wish the functionality/spec was opened up by
> >         MS but that is not their way of course.
> >
> >     That is one of the reasons I don't want to use MS software.  Did
> >     you read the link about Samba 4?  That made it sound like they are
> >     trying to share more details of their specs.
> >
> > c-
> > do you have any insight to offer to this (TCLUG) thread?
> > -g
>
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