docs-xml/smbdotconf/protocol/servermaxprotocol.xml

   1 <samba:parameter name="server max protocol"
   2                  context="G"
   3                  type="enum"
   4                  developer="1"
   5                  xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
   6 <description>
   7     <para>The value of the parameter (a string) is the highest
   8     protocol level that will be supported by the server.</para>
   9
  10     <para>Possible values are :</para>
  11     <itemizedlist>
  12         <listitem>
  13             <para><constant>CORE</constant>: Earliest version. No
  14             concept of user names.</para>
  15         </listitem>
  16
  17         <listitem>
  18             <para><constant>COREPLUS</constant>: Slight improvements on
  19             CORE for efficiency.</para>
  20         </listitem>
  21
  22         <listitem>
  23             <para><constant>LANMAN1</constant>: First <emphasis>modern</emphasis>
  24             version of the protocol. Long filename support.</para>
  25         </listitem>
  26
  27         <listitem>
  28             <para><constant>LANMAN2</constant>: Updates to Lanman1 protocol.</para>
  29         </listitem>
  30
  31         <listitem>
  32             <para><constant>NT1</constant>: Current up to date version of the protocol.
  33             Used by Windows NT. Known as CIFS.</para>
  34         </listitem>
  35
  36         <listitem>
  37             <para><constant>SMB2</constant>: Re-implementation of the SMB protocol.
  38             Used by Windows Vista and later versions of Windows. SMB2 has sub protocols available.</para>
  39             <itemizedlist>
  40                 <listitem>
  41                     <para><constant>SMB2_02</constant>: The earliest SMB2 version.</para>
  42                 </listitem>
  43                 <listitem>
  44                     <para><constant>SMB2_10</constant>: Windows 7 SMB2 version.</para>
  45                 </listitem>
  46                 <listitem>
  47                     <para><constant>SMB2_22</constant>: Early Windows 8 SMB2 version.</para>
  48                 </listitem>
  49                 <listitem>
  50                     <para><constant>SMB2_24</constant>: Windows 8 beta SMB2 version.</para>
  51                 </listitem>
  52             </itemizedlist>
  53             <para>By default SMB2 selects the SMB2_02 variant.</para>
  54         </listitem>
  55
  56         <listitem>
  57             <para><constant>SMB3</constant>: The same as SMB2.
  58             Used by Windows 8. SMB3 has sub protocols available.</para>
  59             <itemizedlist>
  60                 <listitem>
  61                     <para><constant>SMB3_00</constant>: Windows 8 SMB3 version. (mostly the same as SMB2_24)</para>
  62                 </listitem>
  63             </itemizedlist>
  64             <para>By default SMB3 selects the SMB3_00 variant.</para>
  65         </listitem>
  66     </itemizedlist>
  67
  68     <para>Normally this option should not be set as the automatic
  69     negotiation phase in the SMB protocol takes care of choosing
  70     the appropriate protocol.</para>
  71 </description>
  72
  73 <related>server min protocol</related>
  74 <synonym>max protocol</synonym>
  75
  76 <value type="default">SMB2</value>
  77 <value type="example">LANMAN1</value>
  78 </samba:parameter>