Real world clients that reuse tids across multiple session setups in the same connection

[Stefan (metze) Metzmacher]

Hi Jerry,

>> On Fri, 2009-12-04 at 08:58 -0600, Gerald Carter wrote:
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to find real world examples of any client (Windows
>>> or *nix) that
>>>
>>> * Issues multiple session setups on a single connection
>>> * Issues a tcon&X on one session
>>> * Reuses the issued TID on the second session
>>>
>>> Is this just an old Windows 95'ism (or 3.x) related to share
>>> mode security that no modern clients use anymore?
>> What a bout terminal servers ?
>> I can't recall if they do that, but seem one place where 
>> it can be more likely.
> 
> Don't know.  I see multiple session setups a lot on a single
> connection, but no evidence of connection sharing. I've also
> see Win2008R2 issue the same TID for a share across separate
> connections which is an interesting oddity but seems more
> like a Windows implementation detail and less of a protocol
> issue.

You mean Win2008R2 as server, correct?

> I was mind of hoping to be lazy and that someone would pop
> up and say "Yeah.  Client X does this and here's a trace to
> prove it." :)  I'll keep looking.  If you run across something,
> I would be most interested.  Thanks much.

The linux cifs client might also reuse tid's.

metze