What does SMB Stand For?

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3 total messages Started by Robert Cousins Fri, 13 Apr 1990 14:38

#130

Author: Robert Cousins
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 1990 14:38

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I am hunting for a reference on the SMB protocol.  (I don't
even known what the letters stand for.) Could someone tell
me where I can find a reference which will allow me to learn
more about it?

Robert Cousins
Dept. Mgr, Workstation Dev't.
Data General Corp.

Speaking for myself alone.

Re: What does SMB Stand For?

#131

Author: Garrett A Wollman
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 1990 20:47

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In article <361@dg.dg.com> uunet!dg!rec (Robert Cousins) writes:
>I am hunting for a reference on the SMB protocol.  (I don't
>even known what the letters stand for.) 

Last I checked, "Server Message Block" is the protocol (layered on
top of NetBIOS and/or NetBEUI) which MS-NET and Lan Manager use
to work their remote file access.

-GAWollman
-- 
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Re: What does SMB Stand For?

#132

Author: Randy Smerik
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 1990 18:32

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In article <361@dg.dg.com> uunet!dg!rec (Robert Cousins) writes:

>I am hunting for a reference on the SMB protocol.  (I don't
>even known what the letters stand for.) Could someone tell
>me where I can find a reference which will allow me to learn
>more about it?

SMB stands for "Server Message Block".  It is a protocol used in
the LAN Manager environment.  I don't personally know of a good 
reference, but I would think that any detailed book on LAN Manager
would describe SMB.

Good Luck,

Randy Smerik, randy.smerik@sandiego.ncr.com, (619) 485-2084
NCR Corp., 16550 W. Bernardo Drive, San Diego, CA  92127

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