[jcifs] Re: [OT] Java Based Master Browser

[Matthew Tippett]

What sort of effort is required?

Regards,

Matthew

Christopher R. Hertel wrote:
> If you want, I can help you build a stand-alone Open Source LMB.
> 
> The specific language isn't critical to me.  I tend to think in OO terms 
> (good for jCIFS) and write in C (good for Samba).
> 
> Chris -)-----
> 
> On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 05:50:48PM -0500, Matthew Tippett wrote:
> 
>>>If you are not trying to modify the behavior of the master browser I
>>>do not see the benifit of not using nmbd. It should meet your needs
>>>perfectly.
>>
>>
>>To maintain flexibility we would prefer to stay with a Java based 
>>solution.  We may use nmbd but we may have to move off Linux into a pure
>>Java environment so we don't want to lose functionality.
>>
>>
>>>PS: I never really understood what you guys are doing with jCIFS
>>
>>(none of
>>
>>>my business either) but you do realize that jCIFS cannot register a
>>
>>name
>>
>>>with the master browser.
>>
>>
>>We are building an embedded system targetted at the consumer market 
>>(nice and non-specific huh :).  We are using JCIFS to access local 
>>machines on the home network.  Most corporate windows systems don't 
>>become a master browser when they are not connected to a corporate
>>network.
>>
>>Consequently we can't locate the machines on the network (achieved 
>>through the smb:/// URL) with those systems.  If we have a fall back LMB
>>we can fall back to what we need if there isn't a consumer windows 
>>version available locally.
>>
>>So we are using JCIFS purely as a CIFS client.  But without the LMB we 
>>can't get very far at all.  Consequently the only server component we 
>>forsee needing is a LMB of some sort. (see the first paragraph).
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Matthew
>>
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