Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 02:05:05 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Benjamin Close <Benjamin.Close@unisa.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: smbfs 4G max file size Message-ID: <3FE2CD51.FCF0BD4D@mindspring.com> References: <3FE29BA4.9060205@unisa.edu.au>
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Benjamin Close wrote: > Hi All, > Whilst tinkering with some backups the other day I noticed that > smbfs capped out at 4G. > Does the protocol restrict it to this limit or is there something else? It is a limitation imposed by the 32 bit file size in bytes field for the over the wire protocol. It occurs becaus the FreeBSD SMBFS client code uses a slightly older, cruftier version of the SMB protocol (at least this is my understanding). I've acutally suggested a couple of times in the past that someone take the Darwin SMBFS code from MacOS X (10.3, Panther), which is now up on the Apple developer site, and back-port it to FreeBSD. -- Terry
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