NetBios Name Server Question

[hikenboots]

I am beginning to get familiar with alfresco and have questions about the CIFS NetBios name server.  If I also run samba (print mostly, some file sharing) on the same machine may I disable Alfresco's NetBios name server without creating problems?  Also, if possible, in what file is this done?

Installation has been a piece of cake; looks very promising so far.

Thanks,
John

[gary_spencer]

Hi,

To run without the NetBIOS name server you would need to run Alfresco using the native SMB interface on port 445 only, and run Samba using NetBIOS.

In the file-servers.xml configuration file in WEB-INF/classes/alfresco comment out the <netBIOSSMB …/> configuration item or remove 'linux' from the list of platforms.

To access the Alfresco CIFS server from a Windows PC you can then use a UNC path with the IP address, ie. \\n.n.n.n, or add an entry to DNS/local hosts file. The name used for DNS should be different to the standard host name or Samba is likely to pickup the request.

Cheers

Gary