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rcrsn51 · Posted: Thu 29 Jun 2017, 15:48 Post subject:

Thanks for the feedback.

Regarding the iocharset option: when I started development of YASSM, I was reluctant to lock in various options for fear that there would be negative effects on users who did not need them.

For example, does the option work with shares on different generations of Windows machines?

It seemed safer to leave it as an option that people can easily add on their own.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Sun 16 Jul 2017, 00:47 Post subject:

YASSM v3.0 posted above. The search tool recognizes multiple networks.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Wed 16 Aug 2017, 12:19 Post subject:

YASSM v4.0 is posted above. It is a major revision that combines the previous functions (yassm-search, yassm-select, yassm-login) into one program. It eliminates potential problems that come with searching a network for shares.

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rcrsn51 · Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 10:10 Post subject:

YASSM v4.1 is posted above. There are changes to the user interface.

Once you have done the setup for a share, you can mount it with one click.

Marv · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1265 Location: SW Wisconsin

YASSM v4.1 downloaded and installed in LxPupSc 17.08.24T on one of my core 2 duo Fujitsu S6520 laptops. Took this old user a minute to make the leap from yassm-search to the new interface (I hadn't used 4.0) but the help walkthrough is clear and once set up the single panel UI is neater. Currently my server box is also running on the samba in LxPupSc but in general it runs X-Slacko 4.2, now 4.3. Both the PcManFm in the LxPups and the Thunar in the X- series can connect to the shares but after a period of non-use even though the server box doesn't hibernate or sleep they sometimes fail to connect. Yassm-search always has.
Thanks,

rcrsn51 · Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 15:51 Post subject:

Marv · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1265 Location: SW Wisconsin

In v2 a simple search was enough to wake the server up, thus my preference for the Yassm-search. I will try both the unmount/mount test and the ping test in v4. It will take a bit to get a definitive answer as I need a failure to wake first and I will check the server running both LxPupSc and X-slacko 4.3.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 17:04 Post subject:

In v3, a search operation did the following:
a. ran pnscan to locate the server
b. ran nmblookup to get its NETBIOS name
c. ran smbclient to get the list of shares
d. ran mount to mount the selected share.

But those middle steps should be unnecessary if you already know where the share is.

So v4 just does the following:
a. runs arp-scan to locate the server
b. runs mount

I have never seen arp-scan have a problem finding a server on the network.

[Edit] Here is something to try:

1. Open /usr/local/bin/yassm
2. Go to line 88
3. Change it to

Marv · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1265 Location: SW Wisconsin

So far v4 just works (finds and mounts correctly). I'll keep testing with the combinations I noted above. My NAS and printer addresses are all static to keep life simple in that regard.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 18:30 Post subject:

I am going to repost v4.1 with the "-r" option. It sounds like the safe thing to do. There is no downside if the server is detected immediately.

Marv · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1265 Location: SW Wisconsin

Still all good here running v4.1 with a single retry, I switched the samba server over to X-Slacko 4.3 from the LxPupSc 17.08.23 I tested with first, doing a fresh frugal install as the X-Slacko savefile was getting pretty shopworn. In short and overnight tests v4.1 found and connected every time. The process is indeed faster than the full search in Yassm-search by a couple of seconds on this network and setup.

Thanks,

rcrsn51 · Posted: Sat 26 Aug 2017, 10:46 Post subject:

Marv · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1265 Location: SW Wisconsin

rcrsn51 · Posted: Sat 26 Aug 2017, 11:48 Post subject:

OK. I misunderstood this statement:

Marv · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1265 Location: SW Wisconsin