HP CIFS Client A.02.02 Administrator's Guide

Introduction to the HP CIFS Client
HP CIFS Client Features
Chapter 1 19
In the CIFS protocol, packet signing is negotiated when the client makes
its initial connection to the server. Starting with the first user login to
the server, all SMB packets between the client and server must be
signed.
See “Packet Signing” on page 53 for a description of the
smbPacketSigning configuration parameter.
NetBIOS Name Services, WINS, and DNS
HP CIFS Client A.02.01 or later supports DNS and the NetBIOS Name
Services, including WINS, a Windows name resolution service similar to
DNS. The configuration parameters lookupTryNetbios, lookupTryDns
and nbnsWinsIP are used to configure which lookup mechanisms are
used. For detailed information, see “Name Resolution: NetBIOS Name
Service, WINS, DNS, IP Configuration” on page 37.
Microsoft Distributed File System
The HP CIFS Client A.02.02 supports the Microsoft Distributed File
System (MS DFS). DFS is a network server component that enables
administrators to build a single, hierarchical view of multiple file servers
and file server shares on their network. DFS unites files on different
computers into a single name space and provides a way to separate the
logical view of files and directories that users see from the actual
physical locations of these network.
DFS comprises three major components, the DFS Root, one of more DFS
links, and the DFS client. A DFS Root is a special share on a CIFS
Server, that serves as the starting point for DFS functionality. A DFS
link is a special directory within the DFS Root, that maps to another
CIFS share on the same or different server. A DFS client is a CIFS client
which is capable of processing DFS links. When the DFS client accesses a
DFS link, it sends a request for the CIFS share that the DFS link maps
to, and establishes a connection to that CIFS share.
The HP CIFS Client supports the following DFS servers:
• Windows NT
• Windows 2000/2003
• HP CIFS Server