1 <samba:parameter name="max protocol"
5 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
7 <para>The value of the parameter (a string) is the highest
8 protocol level that will be supported by the server.</para>
10 <para>Possible values are :</para>
13 <para><constant>CORE</constant>: Earliest version. No
14 concept of user names.</para>
18 <para><constant>COREPLUS</constant>: Slight improvements on
19 CORE for efficiency.</para>
23 <para><constant>LANMAN1</constant>: First <emphasis>
24 modern</emphasis> version of the protocol. Long filename
29 <para><constant>LANMAN2</constant>: Updates to Lanman1 protocol.</para>
33 <para><constant>NT1</constant>: Current up to date version of the protocol.
34 Used by Windows NT. Known as CIFS.</para>
37 <para><constant>SMB2</constant>: Re-implementation of the SMB protocol.
38 Used by Windows Vista and newer. The Samba implementation of SMB2 is
39 currently marked experimental!</para>
43 <para>Normally this option should not be set as the automatic
44 negotiation phase in the SMB protocol takes care of choosing
45 the appropriate protocol.</para>
48 <related>min protocol</related>
49 <synonym>protocol</synonym>
51 <value type="default">NT1</value>
52 <value type="example">LANMAN1</value>