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CIFS configuration ,again ...

tsirkin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:42:06 GMT

Hi Forum!Yes I know this was already posted several times ,but …Did anybody got browsing alfresco via Network Places working?It seems that at least in 3.* series this feature does not work at all, right?Thanks

Re: CIFS configuration ,again ...

mrogers — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:54:36 GMT

Works fine for me.

Re: CIFS configuration ,again ...

fpp — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:16:20 GMT

So far did not have any problems with it as long as NetBIOS packets travel freely on your network (MS Windows network - MS Windows server) and your server is not blocking the 445 port.
(add the SMBDeviceEnabled parameters value 0 - don't bother about the TransportBindName \Device\ on latest MS Windows service packs) - don't forget to put your NetBios machine name into the host file together with the actual IP address e.g. 10.0.0.3 MachineNameA - don't forget the "A"

Tested within MS Domains only - did not get it working on a single machine.

fpp

Re: CIFS configuration ,again ...

tsirkin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:17:43 GMT

Thanks you fpp and mrogers for reply!
fpp - thank you, however it seems that you have window as your server and I am trying to make it on Linux one.
mrogers :
Understanding that the labs version could have a bug here I downloaded the enterprise one (3.2)
Configured it this way:
Edited tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco-global.properties and changed this (I think this the default,
anyway, except for the broadcast)
cifs.enabled=true
cifs.localname=${localname}
cifs.domain=WORKGROUP

# taken from the ifconfig
cifs.broadcast=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

cifs.hostannounce=true

Now,I don't have a Domain Server ,this is just subnet with a bunch of windows desktops connected .
So , Network places discovery is done by broadcast (Master browser etc.. all the windows stuff).
The following DOES work:

Mounting ("Map a Network Drive" from Windows) using IP/hostname .
Using \\ notation \\${localname}A\Alfresco
Running findsmb on the server finds the server just fine.
So all looks good ,but the server does not show up in the Network Places.
I had the same result with labs,Alfresco 3.0 labs and enterprise.
Thanks again.
Evgeny