[linux-cifs-client] SMB support still missing?

[Shirish S Pargaonkar]

linux-cifs-client-bounces+shirishp=us.ibm.com at lists.samba.org wrote on
02/03/2007 11:01:22 AM:

> Hello list,
>
>
> as of kernel 2.6.20-rc7, cifs still cannot mount Windows 98 despite the
> source code containing traces that believe it could. (Existence of
> cifssmb.c) If so, what is wrong with mounting?
>
> sk0#
> Password: (leave blank)
>  CIFS VFS: No response for cmd 114 mid 1
>  CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -112
> mount error 112 = Host is down
> Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs)
>
> mount -t cifs -o guest //cl0/c /mnt/0
> (same)
>
> mount -t cifs -o sec=none //cl0/c /mnt/0
> (same)
>
> mount -t smbfs //cl0/c /mnt/0
> (works, when giving an empty password)
>
> mount -t smbfs -o guest //cl0/c /mnt/0
> (also works)
>
>
> Is 2.6.20-rc7's cifs still not able to mount it?
>
> cifs-mount and samba, samba-client are 3.0.23d. Kernel is 2.6.20-rc7,
> CIFS and SMBFS are enabled.
>
>
>
> Jan
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There are obviously some issues with cifs and Windows 98 server that need
to be worked out,
but I used mount.cifs instead and a command similar to this and it worked

mount.cifs //cl0/c /mnt/0 -o
rw,user=abc,password=def,ip=<ip_address_of_cl0>,servernetbiosname=cl0

Regards,

Shirish
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