[Samba] Windows 10 compatibility?

[Harkins, Steve]

Hello all,

Can someone tell me what versions of the Samba software are compatible with client machines running Windows 10? Thank you.


Regards,
Steve Harkins
shar...@ti.com<mailto:shar...@ti.com>

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[Reindl Harald]

Am 04.05.2016 um 17:09 schrieb Harkins, Steve:
> Can someone tell me what versions of the Samba software are compatible with client machines running Windows 10? Thank you.

there should not be any problem

different smb protocol versions exists for the purpose of negotiate
between client and server

[John Yocum]

Oldest version I've tried is 3.6.9, and it worked fine.

--John

On 05/04/2016 08:40 AM, Harkins, Steve wrote:
> So any Samba server version will work with Windows 10? What versions have been tested with Windows 10? We have a server at a site in Israel running 3.5.14, and Windows 10 systems are not able to access it. They get an error message when trying to connect to a share: "The specified network name is no longer available."
>
>
> Regards,
> Steve

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[Harkins, Steve]

So any Samba server version will work with Windows 10? What versions have been tested with Windows 10? We have a server at a site in Israel running 3.5.14, and Windows 10 systems are not able to access it. They get an error message when trying to connect to a share: "The specified network name is no longer available."


Regards,
Steve

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Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows 10 compatibility?

[Gaiseric Vandal]

I am running Solaris 11 (x84_64) with Samba Version 3.6.25 as primary
domain controller, 2ndary domain controller and member file servers.
This is a "classic" domain not Active Directory. Windows 10 works
fine, with the same registry changes (sign/seal?) as required for Windows 7.


I have various linux member servers, include Fedora Core 23 with samba
4.3.4. but I have not checked with Windows 10 actually connects to
the those file servers. Windows 7 machines connected ok.

I have noticed with Windows 2008 and Windows 7 that SMB 2 does NOT play
nice. You can connect to a share but then if you try to connect
additional shares from the same server it might not work. I think
this is somehow tied to the fact that I have a classic domain although
why this is the case I don't know. this was an issue with both my
solaris servers and a Synology NAS .

[Helmut Hullen]

Hallo, Harkins,,

Du meintest am 04.05.16:

> So any Samba server version will work with Windows 10? What
> versions have been tested with Windows 10? We have a server at a
> site in Israel running 3.5.14, and Windows 10 systems are not able to
> access it. They get an error message when trying to connect to a
> share: "The specified network name is no longer available."

Your clients may need some special registry entries, and the server
should use

max protocol = NT1

(which is the default).

Did/do the clients work with Windows 7 or Windows 8? These versions need
more registry entries than Windows XP, and Windows 10 needs again some
more entries.

Windows 10 clients can work together with Samba 3.6.x, actually I have
no older Samba version.

Viele Gruesse!
Helmut

[Harkins, Steve]

Helmut,

Thanks. Yes, the Windows 7 clients are able to connect, and we don't have any 8/8.1 clients.

Regards,
Steve


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Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 11:17 AM
To: sa...@lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows 10 compatibility?

[Mark Nienberg]

On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 8:40 AM, Harkins, Steve <shar...@ti.com> wrote:

> So any Samba server version will work with Windows 10? What versions
> have been tested with Windows 10? We have a server at a site in Israel
> running 3.5.14, and Windows 10 systems are not able to access it. They get
> an error message when trying to connect to a share: "The specified network
> name is no longer available."

Here is some information on the samba wiki regarding Win 7 - 10 connection
to NT4 style domains. I'm not sure if this is all current for the latest
versions of samba, but perhaps for your older version it should be.

https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Required_settings_for_NT4-style_domains

[Helmut Hullen]

Hallo, Harkins,,

Du meintest am 04.05.16:

> Thanks. Yes, the Windows 7 clients are able to connect, and we
> don't have any 8/8.1 clients.

Windows 10 needs at least

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;; Domain Compatibility Mode and DNS Name Resolution
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManWorkstation\Parameters]
"DNSNameResolutionRequired"=dword:00000000
"DomainCompatibilityMode"=dword:00000001

for each client and (as mentioned)

max protocol = NT1

for the server.

[Reindl Harald]

Am 04.05.2016 um 17:40 schrieb Harkins, Steve:
> So any Samba server version will work with Windows 10? What versions have been tested with Windows 10? We have a server at a site in Israel running 3.5.14, and Windows 10 systems are not able to access it. They get an error message when trying to connect to a share: "The specified network name is no longer available."

ok, i thought you are talking about some supported samba version

3.5 is EOL long ago and even if we talk about 3.5.x
https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.5.22.html is 3 years ago