HP readies new Samba 2.0.3 release

August 2000
HP readies new Samba 2.0.3 release

The HP 3000 division has released a 2.0.3 version of the Samba/iX file and resource sharing software for beta testing, a patch to MPE/iX that the HP Response Center will send to customers who request it. Samba/iX is a suite of programs which allow an HP e3000 to provide service using a Microsoft networking protocol called Server Message Block (SMB). This product allows the MPE/iX shell operating system to act as a file and printer server to PC clients, primarily for Windows NT, 95 and Windows for Workgroups.

Beta patch SMBLX56 enables the 2.0.3 version and runs on MPE/iX 6.0. It lets sites choose their method of resolution order for configurable host name resolution order from broadcast, lmhosts, DNS lookup or WINS. The new release also adds SWAT, a Web-based tool which can be used remotely to configure the Samba configuration file. SWAT lets system administrators set parameters, share security, and modify other features from a browser interface, and has help and related documentation available online. HP hasn’t yet tested the 2.0.3 version against Windows 2000, and it doesn’t recommend the beta test version for production use.