Amiga & samba

[flaviosr]

Hi,

ok, I have configured my Amigas to use samba and everything is ok! :-) I can see everything from everywhere (Windoz, OS3.5, OS3.9, Linux in a NAS)...
My only problem is that I cannot "mount" more than one unit at a time from Amiga! I launch "RUN >NIL: SMBFS..." the first time and I connect... the second time I get an error...
Can anybody help?
If is it really not possible to make more than one connection at a time, how can I unmount the previous unit to mount a new one?

Ciao and thanx

[Roj]

Sounds like you have a duplicate volume or device name.

[flaviosr]

Roj wrote:
Sounds like you have a duplicate volume or device name.

No...
The sintax is:
smbfs Volume=[volume] workgroup=[workgroup] user=[user] password=[password] service=[complete directory path from //]
In my case only workgroup is the same... ((
But it gives me error...

[oleimann]

Since you run it in the background - as long as one instance is running and using TCP/IP listening ports, a second time will not work, since only one application instance can have a listener port open at the same time.

You would have to run the command somehow with both shares in the commandline (if it supports it).

[Piru]

@oleimann

Since you run it in the background - as long as one instance is running and using TCP/IP listening ports, a second time will not work, since only one application instance can have a listener port open at the same time.

You would have to run the command somehow with both shares in the commandline (if it supports it).

Why would smbfs be listening for incoming connections?

I've successfully had 3 mounts mounted at the same time, using separate smbfs instances.

[rdolores]

I have successfully mounted multiple SMBFS volumes on my Amigas. This is my script:

run >nil: SMBFS Volume="HDrive" Workgroup=workgroup User=user Password=password Service=//server/share

Perhaps you need to add the "run >nil:" before the actual command.

[flaviosr]

rdolores wrote:
I have successfully mounted multiple SMBFS volumes on my Amigas. This is my script:

run >nil: SMBFS Volume="HDrive" Workgroup=workgroup User=user Password=password Service=//server/share

Perhaps you need to add the "run >nil:" before the actual command.

Yes... I run it with "RUN >NIL:"... mmm... very strange...
I cannot understand why...
Which versions are you using of the various samba packages?
Now I cannot remember the smbfs version but the two samba packages are the latest ones (as fas as I know), 2.2.5.

[Piru]

I don't use samba at all, just smbfs.

[dfreniche]

Running Samba on my Amiga doen't make sense (at least, for me). I'd rather prefer to mount a couple of 20GB shares using smbfs. It's easier than hard mounting a couple of HDs inside my A1200D's case :-)

[rdolores]

I also use Samba 2.2.5. I'm not sure about the version of SMBFS I use, but it is dated 11-Jun-04.

[flaviosr]

Piru wrote:
I don't use samba at all, just smbfs.

mumble, mumble... you mean you can "see" other PC without samba installed and configured? Only using smbfs?
But... in this case other PC could not see the Amigas, right?

[Piru]

@flaviosr

you mean you can "see" other PC without samba installed and configured?

Yes. I can see the volumes I mount with smbfs.

Only using smbfs?

Correct.

in this case other PC could not see the Amigas, right?

Right. In my setup there's no need to share the local HDD (most of the data is on 1.2TB linux samba rig).

[dfreniche]

Right. In my setup there's no need to share the local HDD (most of the data is on 1.2TB linux samba rig).

1.2TB :-o
It's a SAN, a RAID setup or just a bunch of HD's ?
And other people talking about the utility of floppies these days... :-)

[Hodgkinson]

Just to add to the conversation...

I use a 3C589D network card in my A1200 on WB3.0, with the 3C589D driver from aminet, AmiTCP, and SMBFS. That’s all I need for networking (Oh, and a few scripts to fire up SMBFS to avoid all the typing and DOPUS to allow me to work with shared drives on the network).

Hint...SMBFS doesn't run reliably with the stack size at the default setting. I think it needs to be set to the maximum allowable under WB3.0 for reliable operation (Otherwise closing it would tend to result in crashes) ... Thanks for the tip Thomas.

Btw ... This is useful ... http://www.acc.umu.se/~patrikax/amiga/guides/AmiTCP_Install/

Hodgkinson.

[Piru]

@dfreniche

It's a SAN, a RAID setup or just a bunch of HD's ?

Couple of HDDs.