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diff --git a/source/namequery.doc b/source/namequery.doc deleted file mode 100644 index 4337cfb7e2a..00000000000 --- a/source/namequery.doc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,83 +0,0 @@ -/* - Unix SMB/Netbios documentation. - Version 0.0 - Copyright (C) Luke Leighton Andrew Tridgell 1996 - - This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify - it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by - the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or - (at your option) any later version. - - This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, - but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the - GNU General Public License for more details. - - You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License - along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software - Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. - - Document name: namequery.doc - - Revision History: - - 0.0 - 02jul96 : lkcl@pires.co.uk - created -*/ - -this module contains non-threaded versions of name status and name -query functions. if a multi-threaded nmbd was to be written, these -functions would be the starting point. - -at the moment, the expected response queueing system is used to -replace these functions without needing to multi-thread nmbd. - -these functions are used in smbclient and nmblookup at present to -avoid having the vast quantities of complex and unused code needed -to support even a simple name query (or providing stubs for the -unused side of these functions). - -there is a down-side to these functions, which is all microsoft's -fault. microsoft machines always always reply to queries on the -priveleged ports, rather than following the usual tcp/ip mechanism -of replying on the client's port (the exception to this i am led -to believe is windows nt 3.50). - -as a result of this, in order to receive a response to a name -query from a microsoft machine, we must be able to listen on -the priveleged netbios name server ports. this is simply not -possible with some versions of unix, unless you have root access. - -it is also not possible if you run smbclient or nmblookup on an -interface that already has been claimed by the netbios name server -daemon nmbd. - -all in all, i wish that microsoft would fix this. - -a solution does exist: nmbd _does_ actually reply on the client's -port, so if smbclient and nmblookup were to use nmbd as a proxy -forwarder of queries (or to use samba's WINS capabilities) then -a query could be made without needing access to the priveleged -ports. in order to do this properly, samba must implement secured -netbios name server functionality (see rfc1001.txt 15.1.6). -(lkcl 01aug96: samba now supports secured name registration) - -/************************************************************************* - name_query() - *************************************************************************/ - - - -/************************************************************************* - name_status() - *************************************************************************/ - - - -/************************************************************************* - _interpret_node_status() - *************************************************************************/ - - -this is a older version of interpret_node_status(). - |