On Tue, Apr 16, 2002 at 07:56:23AM +1000, Andrew Bartlett wrote: > Nathan Lutchansky wrote: > > > > Has anybody thought about or attempted to do this? Although IPv4 > > addressing is deeply embedded in NBT, SMB has no IPv4 dependencies at all, > > so it is straightforward to run direct-hosted SMB (port 445) over IPv6. > > > > > Is this a feature anybody else would like to have? Do the core developers > > have any feelings on this? -Nathan > > The main issue is that whatever you must do *must* compile and function > on all of Samba's supported platforms. Take a look at how OpenSSH did > it - I think they have the same problem.
Of course. I did the IPv6 support for INN last month; I've already been through the pain. Mostly it involves a whole lot of configure.in checks to handle IPv6 APIs of various vintages - and all of it is wrapped in #ifdefs which are only enabled with --enable-ipv6 during compile. > Other than that - it would be handy if Samba were already 'up to speed' > when MS finally jumps on board. And hopefully, our implementation will be compatible with theirs, although I can't imagine how they could create an imcompatible SMB-over-TCP/IPv6. -Nathan -- +-------------------+---------------------+------------------------+ | Nathan Lutchansky | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Lithium Technologies | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one's | | business on earth... I like a state of continual becoming, | | with a goal in front and not behind. - George Bernard Shaw | +------------------------------------------------------------------+
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