[cifs-protocol] [REG:111051857287367] BranchCache and SMB2: Questions specific to BranchCache.
Edgar Olougouna
edgaro at microsoft.com
Tue May 31 10:07:15 MDT 2011
Chris,
I am actively working on this with the product team to clarify a few more points. I will update you as soon as possible.
Regards,
Edgar
-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher R. Hertel [mailto:crh at ubiqx.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 5:57 PM
To: Edgar Olougouna
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Subject: Re: [cifs-protocol] [REG:111051857287367] BranchCache and SMB2: Questions specific to BranchCache.
Edgar,
I am just checking in on this ticket. I understand that the resolution to these issues can take some time, but I want to test my implementation at the FileSharing Plugfest in a few weeks time. Having the answers would help me complete my testing implementation.
Thanks.
Chris -)-----
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> Thank you for contacting Microsoft regarding your query on branch cache. A member of the protocol documentation team will be in touch soon.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher R. Hertel [mailto:crh at ubiqx.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 9:12 PM
> To: Interoperability Documentation Help
> Subject: BranchCache and SMB2: Questions specific to BranchCache.
>
> I have a couple of questions regarding BranchCache and [MS-PCCRC]. As you know, BranchCache--particularly the Content Information format specified in [MS-PCCRC]--can be used as an extension to SMB2.
>
> 1) In the Content Information structure ([MS-PCCRC:2.3]), there is the
> following field definition:
>
> dwOffsetInFirstSegment (4 bytes): Number of bytes into the first
> segment within the Content Information data structure at which
> the content range begins.
>
> I can't make heads nor tails of that description, and the captures I
> have done on the wire typically show that field set to zero.
> Similarly, the examples in section 3 of [MS-PCCRC] show the value of
> this field to be zero.
>
> The field is 4 bytes in length, so it cannot be an offset into the
> content itself, since content offsets are (should be) 8 bytes (64-bit).
>
> Please clarify: What does dwOffsetInFirstSegment actually represent?
>
> 2) I am not getting what I expect in the dwReadBytesInLastSegment field.
> This field is defined in [MS-PCCRC:2.3], as follows:
>
> dwReadBytesInLastSegment (4 bytes): Total number of bytes of the
> content range which lie within the final segment in the Content
> Information data structure.
>
> It seems to me that this value represents the number of bytes
> of actual content included in the calculation of the final
> Segment block of the Content Information. That interpretation
> is supported by the examples in section 3.
>
> In actual captures, however, Windows IIS server returns zero
> (0x00000000) in the dwReadBytesInLastSegment field.
>
> Is this a documentation bug or is the IIS server returning the
> wrong value?
>
> This is IIS running on W2K8r2 with fairly up-to-date patches
> applied.
>
> Looking forward to the replies.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Chris -)-----
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