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rcrsn51

Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 12542 Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Posted: Thu 29 Jun 2017, 15:48 Post subject:
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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.
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rcrsn51

Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 12542 Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Posted: Sun 16 Jul 2017, 00:47 Post subject:
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YASSM v3.0 posted above. The search tool recognizes multiple networks.
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rcrsn51

Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 12542 Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Posted: Wed 16 Aug 2017, 12:19 Post subject:
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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

Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 12542 Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 10:10 Post subject:
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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.
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Marv

Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1131 Location: SW Wisconsin
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Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 14:55 Post subject:
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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,
_________________ Pups currently in kennel LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64, LxPupBionic, upupbb and upupcc for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.
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rcrsn51

Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 12542 Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 15:51 Post subject:
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Marv wrote: | ... 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 for testing - I was concerned about this possibility.
In v4, will an unmount-remount operation wake up the server?
In v3, did you need to run the "Wake" operation to wake up the server, or was a new search good enough?
In v3, the Wake operation hit each host on the network with a ping. So try this in v4 when the server goes to sleep:
Code: | ping -c1 192.168.x.y |
Then mount again.
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Marv

Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1131 Location: SW Wisconsin
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Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 16:57 Post subject:
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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.
_________________ Pups currently in kennel LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64, LxPupBionic, upupbb and upupcc for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.
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rcrsn51

Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 12542 Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 17:04 Post subject:
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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
Code: | arp-scan -r 5 "$SERVER" ..... |
This increases the number of retries if the server doesn't respond.
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Marv

Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1131 Location: SW Wisconsin
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Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 17:18 Post subject:
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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.
_________________ Pups currently in kennel LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64, LxPupBionic, upupbb and upupcc for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.
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rcrsn51

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Posted: Fri 25 Aug 2017, 18:30 Post subject:
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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.
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Marv

Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1131 Location: SW Wisconsin
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Posted: Sat 26 Aug 2017, 10:23 Post subject:
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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,
_________________ Pups currently in kennel LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64, LxPupBionic, upupbb and upupcc for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.
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rcrsn51

Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 12542 Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Posted: Sat 26 Aug 2017, 10:46 Post subject:
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Marv wrote: | ... with a single retry... |
Please explain. Are you using the unmodified version of 4.1?
Was your original report of "Server not found" a fluke?
I have posted a new v4.1 that sets RETRIES=4 on line 6.
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Marv

Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1131 Location: SW Wisconsin
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Posted: Sat 26 Aug 2017, 11:05 Post subject:
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rcrsn51 wrote: | Marv wrote: | ... with a single retry... |
Please explain. Are you using the unmodified version of 4.1?
Was your original report of "Server not found" a fluke?
I have posted a new v4.1 that sets RETRIES=4 on line 6. | I am using the unmodified 4.1. I have never had a "Server not found" with it. What I said a few posts up was that I would look for that failure. It never has occurred with the unmodified 4.1. I have tested with samba under X-Slacko and LxPupSc so far. Since I haven't had any failures I haven't yet updated to the multiple retry version.
_________________ Pups currently in kennel LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64, LxPupBionic, upupbb and upupcc for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.
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rcrsn51

Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 12542 Location: Stratford, Ontario
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Posted: Sat 26 Aug 2017, 11:48 Post subject:
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OK. I misunderstood this statement:
Quote: | 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 |
Were you referring to the built-in Samba client tools in PcManFm?
IIRC, there were reports by LxPup users that they needed additional wake-up procedures to make previous YASSMs work. But this may be a non-issue with v4.1, especially with the increased RETRIES value.
Bill
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Marv

Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 1131 Location: SW Wisconsin
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Posted: Sat 26 Aug 2017, 12:28 Post subject:
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rcrsn51 wrote: | Were you referring to the built-in Samba client tools in PcManFm?
IIRC, there were reports by LxPup users that they needed additional wake-up procedures to make previous YASSMs work. But this may be a non-issue with v4.1, especially with the increased RETRIES value.
Bill |
Yes, it was the built-in client tools. Since I have been using Yassm-search exclusively for quite a while I really don't know if they have changed/improved over time.
Both Yassm-search and now Yassm v4.1 have worked extremely reliably over many LxPups for me on a fairly wide variety of hardware. IIRC also there were some wakeup problems with Yassm not using the -search option. I'll update to the current 4.1 and continue to use it later today.
_________________ Pups currently in kennel LxPupSc and X-slacko-4.4 for my users; LxPupSc, LxPupSc64, LxPupBionic, upupbb and upupcc for me. All good pups indeed, and all running savefiles for look'n'feel only. Browsers, etc. solely from SFS.
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