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:userdoc.:title.Samba Client GUI Online Help
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:h1 res=100 name=concepts.Concepts

:font facename='Default' size=0x0.The eComStation Virtual File System for SMB (EVFS) includes the
following concepts&colon. 
:dl break=fit tsize=16.
:dt.:hp2.Virtual drive
:dd.:ehp2.A volume (represented by a drive letter) under which resources
may be mounted (see below). They are seen as network volumes by
the operating system.
:p.The functionality of the virtual drives is either provided by
EVFS (comes with eComStation) or by Netdrive (Shareware).

:dt.:hp2.Mount point
:dd.:ehp2.A directory on a virtual drive under which SMB network shares may
be mounted. A virtual drive may contain any number of mount
points; mount points may also be created inside other mount
points (just like a normal directory hierarchy). 

:dt.:hp2.Resources:ehp2. 
:dd.Remote CIFS&slr.SMB directory shares which are connected (or
mounted) to a mount point. The mount point may be the drive's
root directory&comma. or any subdirectory. 

:p.Multiple resources may be mounted to a single mount point. This
is not generally recommended&comma. as it can make keeping track
of different resources somewhat confusing. 
:edl.
:p.:hp2.Note:ehp2.&colon. Both EVFS and Netdrive support file&slr.directory
shares only. Network printers are not supported. There are
however other tools to accomplish this task.

:p.:hp2.Additional note to Netdrive:ehp2.&colon. EVFSGUI only support the
CIFS&slr.SMB Netdrive Plugin&comma. but not other plugin
types&comma. such as local&comma. FTP&comma. DAV. Supporting
other plugins in EVFSGUI for Netdrive is under consideration.

:h1 res=200 name=menubar.Main menu

:font facename='Default' size=0x0.The main menu has the following structure&colon.

:p.:hp2.File&colon. The file menu holds items for several file oriented
tasks&colon.

:p.Load:ehp2.&colon. Loads a previously saved profile file and restores
connections from it..

:p.:hp2.Save:ehp2.&colon. Saves all current connections&comma. both active and
passive ones to a profile file (a plain text file with the
extension of .evp or .ndc).

:p.:hp2.Autostart:ehp2.&colon. Creates an object in the startup folder&comma.
which loads a previously stored profile file and restores its
connections automatically during startup.

:p.:hp2.Reset LMHOSTS:ehp2.&colon. Erases the contents of the LMHOSTS file..

:p.:hp2.Reset credentials:ehp2.&colon. Removes user&slr.password from memory.
These will have to be retyped during next logon.

:p.:hp2.Start&slr.Stop Control program:ehp2.&colon. This allows to start and
stop the EVFSCTL.EXE control program.

:p.:hp2.Close:ehp2.&colon. Saves settings and closes the graphical user
interface.

:p.:hp2.Edit:ehp2.&colon. Corresponds with the context menu of the left panel
(Current connections).

:p.:hp2.Selected:ehp2.&colon. Corresponds with the context menu of the right
panel (Network neighbourhood&comma. connection details or dialog
view).

:p.:hp2.Help:ehp2.&colon. Displays the online help for the main window.

:h1 res=300 name=commandline.Commandline switches

:font facename='Default' size=0x0.EVFSGUI recognizes the following command line parameters&colon.
:dl break=fit tsize=16.
:dt.:hp2.-ndfs:ehp2.&colon.
:dd.EVFSGUI works both with EVFS&comma. the eComStation Virtual
Filesystem for CIFS&slr.SMB&comma. as well as with Netdrive. EVFS
is a modified version of Netdrive&comma. which only supports
CIFS&slr.SMB plugin (ndpsmb.dll).

:p.In addition to EVFS&comma. EVFSGUI can also be used with the full
version of Netdrive.EVFSGUI will auutomatically detect&comma.
which of the  two versions are installed.

:p.If both are installed&comma. is EVFS takes precedence. Using the
the -ndfs switch&comma. usage of Netdrive over EVFS can be
enforced..
:edl.
:p.The startup mechanism additionally uses the following commandline
switches&colon.
:dl break=fit tsize=16.
:dt.:hp2.Profile file:ehp2.&colon.
:dd.Load the file with the extension .evp for EVFS&comma.
respectively .ndc for Netdrive to restore all connections.

:p.A profile file can also be also be dragged and dropped on the
left panel to establish the appropriate connections.

:dt.:hp2.-nogui:ehp2.&colon. 
:dd.Displays only a small status window.

:dt.:hp2.-auto-close:ehp2.&colon. 
:dd.Closes EVFSGUI again after 3 seconds.

:dt.:hp2.-delay [n]&colon. 
:dd.:ehp2.Wait for n seconds before restoring connections. 60 seconds by
default.

:edl.

:h1 res=400 name=main.The main window

:font facename='Default' size=0x0.The eComStation Virtual File System for SMB (EVFS) is a network client 
based on Samba and NetDrive. It is designed to allow easy access to shared 
files and directories on SMB-based local area networks. 
Information about the basic concepts of EVFS is available here. 

:p.The EVFS Graphical User Interface (EVFSGUI) is a simple user interface to EVFS. This page describes the main window of EVFSGUI and its views.
:ul.
:li.:link reftype=hd refid=current.Current connections:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd refid=dialog.Dialog:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd refid=smbtree.Network neighbourhood:elink.
:li.:link reftype=hd refid=condet.Connection details:elink.
:eul.

:h2 res=420 name=current.Current connections

:font facename='Default' size=0x0.The Current Resources panel&comma. on the left-hand side of the
window&comma. shows all the EVFS virtual drives and mount points
which are currently attached&comma. and the resources (if any)
which are mounted to them. These are shown in the container
control which occupies most of this panel.

:p.Below the container there are two buttons&colon.
:dl break=fit tsize=16.
:dt.:hp2.Detach:ehp2. 
:dd.This button removes (or detaches) the currently-selected virtual
drive. This unmounts all resources mounted under that drive
(including those connected to child mount points)&comma. deletes
all mount points on the drive&comma. and removes the drive letter
from the operating system. 

:dt.:hp2.Unmount:ehp2. 
:dd.This button disconnects (or unmounts) any resource(s) which are
currently mounted to the selected mount point. 

:p.If the selected mount point has any child mount points under
it&comma. they will not be affected. 

:p.If it has no child mount points under it&comma. then the selected
mount point will also be deleted - unless it is the root
directory of the drive itself. 
:edl.
:p.Right clicking on a mount point brings up a context menu&comma.
which provides the same functionality as the buttons below the
container.

:h2 res=430 name=dialog.Dialog

:font facename='Default' size=0x0.The New Resource panel&comma. on the right-hand side&comma.
allows you to mount a new resource in a conveniant dialog.

:p.:hp2.Mount:ehp2. 
:p.Indicates the number and type of resources you want to mount. 

:p.:hp2.Single share:ehp2. 
:p.The simplest type of connection&colon. the specified share is
mounted. The server and share names must be specified; the
workgroup is optional. 

:p.:hp2.All shares on server:ehp2. 
:p.All shares on the specified server are mounted. Each share
appears as a subdirectory under the mount point. The server name
must be specified; the workgroup is optional. 

:p.:hp2.All servers on workgroup:ehp2. 
:p.All servers in the specified workgroup are mounted. Each server
appears as a subdirectory under the mount point&comma. with its
shares as subdirectories below that. The workgroup name must be
specified. 

:p.:hp2.All available workgroups:ehp2. 
:p.All workgroups in a network are mounted. Each workgroup appears
as a subdirectory under the mount point. The master browser
(either a server or a workgroup) for the network must be
specified. 

:p.:hp2.Server:ehp2. 
:p.The CIFS&slr.SMB (NetBIOS) name of the server you want to connect
to&comma. if applicable. 

:p.:hp2.Share:ehp2. 
:p.The name of the share (on the specified server) which will be
mounted&comma. when 'single share' is selected (above). 

:p.:hp2.Workgroup:ehp2. 
:p.The name of the LAN workgroup or domain to which the connection
will be established. This is optional&comma. unless 'all servers
in workgroup' is selected (above). 

:p.:hp2.Master Browser:ehp2. 
:p.This option is only available if 'all available workgroups' is
selected (above). In this case&comma. the name of the server or
workgroup that acts as a master browser for the network being
accessed should be specified in the entryfield. 

:p.The checkbox below the entryfield indicates whether the entered
name is that of a server or a workgroup. 

:p.:hp2.Advanced:ehp2. 
:p.This button brings up the Advanced Mount Options dialog. This one
is also available using the file menu.

:p.:hp2.User ID:ehp2. 
:p.Enter the user ID that will be used to access the mounted
resource. If left blank&comma. a default user ID of 'guest' will
be used. 

:p.:hp2.Password:ehp2. 
:p.Enter the password for the specified user ID. If left
blank&comma. a null password ('') will be used. 

:p.:hp2.Mount to:ehp2. 
:p.Specifies desired mount point&colon. that is&comma. the virtual
drive and (optional) subdirectory to which the resource will be
mounted. 

:p.If the selected virtual drive does not exist already&comma. it
will be attached automatically. If a subdirectory is
specified&comma. it will be created automatically if it does not
exist already. 

:p.:hp2.Mount:ehp2. 
:p.Use this button to mount the resource once the required fields
have been filled in.


:h2 res=440 name=advanced.Advanced mount options

:font facename='Default' size=0x0.This window contains the following options&colon. 

:p.:hp2.Support extended attributes:ehp2. 
:p.Specifies whether or not the mounted resource should support
OS&slr.2 extended attributes (EAs). 

:p.:hp2.Mount read-only:ehp2. 
:p.Specifies whether or not the resource should be mounted in
read-only mode. 

:p.:hp2.Create mountpoint even when connection attempt fails
:p.:ehp2.When enabled&comma. a mountpoint that was created during an
failed connection attempt is preserved. Normally&comma. it is
removed in this case.

:p.:hp2.Cache timeout
:p.:ehp2.The time in seconds for which the cache is valid. If the time is
over the client rereads the directory again. For a directory with
many files&comma. it may be better to increase the timeout (rule
of thumb&colon. per 500-800 files 10 seconds). 
:p.Default&colon. 10 seconds.

:p.:hp2.Cache listings
:p.:ehp2.The amount of directories the cache should hold. Be aware the
higher the value the more memory will be used. 
:p.Default&colon. 32 listings.

:p.:hp2.No. of 64 kB blocks (only Version 1.x)
:p.:ehp2.This allows you to set the size of the shared memory buffer which
is allocated for every connection. Higher values may provide
improved access speed&comma. but at a cost of using up more
system memory. 

:p.The OK button will save any changes and close the window. The
Cancel button will close the window without making any changes. 

:p.Note&colon. Options set using this window be used for all
subsequent mount operations initiated from the New Resource
panel&comma. until you exit the program. However&comma. they will
return to the default values the next time you start EVFSGUI. 

:h2 res=450 name=smbtree.Network neighbourhood

:p.:font facename='Default' size=0x0.The Network Neighbourhood View shows available LAN workgroups
(domains)&comma. server or its shares.

:p.Using either the context menu or drag and drop operations you can
create new  connections.

:h2 res=460 name=condet.Connection details

:p.:font facename='Default' size=0x0.Connection Details View shows the properties of all
connections&comma. both active and passive ones.

:p.Using either the context menu or drag and drop operations you can
activate or restore passive connections.

:h2 res=470 name=settings.Global settings

:font facename='Default' size=0x0.The following global settings can be set for the program&colon.

:p.:hp2.Authenticate for browsing:ehp2.&colon.

:p.Normally&comma. the program uses the privileges of the Guest
account in order to browse the networkneighbourhood. If this
option is set&comma. the user is asked for his username and
password before the updating the network neighbourhood. Depending
upon the permissions of the used account&comma. more machines and
shares can be displayed.

:p.:hp2.Immediate Network Neighborhood update:ehp2.&colon.

:p.The network neighborhood must be updated manually by selecting
the appropriate button by default. Setting this option&comma. the
update is done automatically during the start of the program.

:p.:hp2.Use broadcasts instead of Local Master Browser:ehp2.&colon.

:p.Query network nodes by sending requests as broadcasts instead of
querying the local master browser.

:p.:hp2.Save inactive connections:ehp2.&colon.

:p.With this option enabled&comma. the program also keeps track of
connections that cannot currently be reestablished.

:p.:hp2.Store credentials in memory:ehp2.&colon.
:p.The Samba Client will store user&slr.password information in
memory with this option. This will save you from retyping it
several times&comma. however this might be considered insecure in
certain environments.

:p.:hp2.WINS Server:ehp2.&colon.
:p.You may configure which WINS server (a name resolution service)
should be used for name resolution.

:p.:hp2.Order of name resolution methods:ehp2.&colon.
:p.By setting the order of methods for name resolution&comma. you
may optimize name resolution speed for the Samba Client.

:p.:hp2.LMHOSTS Datei verwalten:ehp2.&colon.
:p.In case  this  option  is activated&comma.  lmhosts should be the
first  method for name resolution.  The Samba  Client manages the
LMHOSTS file as a cache for name resolution.

:p.Normally  using  lmhosts  first  and  letting  the  client manage
LMHOSTS file as a cache is fasted&comma.  even if there is a fast
WINS server in your network.

:p.:hp2.Enable plugin logging:ehp2.&colon.

:p.The CIFS&slr.SMB plugin for EVFS (or Netdrive) has a built-in
logging feature. To produce a logfile&comma. you must put an
empty file named ndpsmb.dbg into the root directory of the
bootdrive. This option creates this file or removes it again.

:p.The logfiles log.ndpsmb and log.smbc are stored in path of the
LOGFILES environment variable. In case this does not exist&comma.
the file is placed into the EVFS (Netdrive) directory.

:p.:hp2.Debug:ehp2.&colon.

:p.This option opens a console in which you can observe what the
program does at the moment.

:p.:hp2.Miniicons:ehp2.&colon.

:p.Using this option you can switch between big and small icons.

:h1 res=500 name=about.Product information

:font facename='Default' size=0x0.eComStation Virtual File System for SMB Graphical User Interface 
(EVFSGUI)

:p.Version 2.1 (January&comma. 2011)

:p.(c) 2009-2011 Herwig Bauernfeind&comma. parts also (c) 2007-2009
Alex Taylor. All rights reserved.

:p.Permission to use&comma. modify&comma. and&slr.or distribute
EVFSGUI&comma. for commercial purposes or otherwise&comma. is
granted to Serenity Systems International and Mensys BV.

:p.:hp2.Additional Resources

:p.:ehp2.Samba server and resources&colon.
http&colon.&slr.&slr.svn.netlabs.org&slr.samba 
:p.Problem reports&colon.
http&colon.&slr.&slr.svn.netlabs.org&slr.samba&slr.report 
:p.Samba home page&colon. http&colon.&slr.&slr.www.samba.org 
:p.NetDrive home page&colon.
http&colon.&slr.&slr.www.blueprintsoftwareworks.com&slr.netdrive&slr. 







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