LanMan98 v2.06 now available. ZPP O.K.

Version 2.06 of Warm Silence Software’s LanMan98 (LM98) is now available.
It avoids zero page access in its Mimemap code so is ZPP O.K.!
This version is required to run LM98 on 2016 ‘Development’ versions of RISC
OS and it may be required to run on any RISC OS release versions later than
5.22!

New copies and upgrades are available from:
www.wss.co.uk
and
www.cjemicros.co.uk/lm98
www.cjemicros.co.uk/lm98upgrade

Thanks are due to Martin Avison for his help with this upgrade.

If upgrading please remember to include your LanMan98 serial number.
The serial number will be on the original floppy disc label and also appears
in the Info box e.g. ‘Sold via CJE (09876)" when loaded stand alone’
Upgrades are sent by email.

About LanMan98
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LanMan98 is a CIFS client for RISC OS. In short, it enables RISC OS machines
to access shared storage across a network, and also (with suitable printer
drivers) to print to network printers.

This means that your RISC OS machine can transparently access drives shared
on PCs, Macs(*), Linux and other operating systems, including dedicated
Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices.

>From the official ‘Changes’ file:
v2.06
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• Avoid zero page access in Mimemap code.

v2.05
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• Heuristics to detect Freecom NAS and workaround bug.
• Additional protection against exceptions in SMB code.

v2.04
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• Fix for unaligned access that stopped LanMan98 working with BeagleBoard.
  (Thanks to Alex Waugh for this, and most other v2.00+ work)

v2.03
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• Allow IP address to be given after server name in {} in printer server field.

v2.01
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• More timeout problems solved.
• Add a LanMan98$RawRead system variable to control whether raw reads are used
  or not (solves problems with badly behaved NAS).

v2.00
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• Fix timeouts when connecting to Windows Vista.
• Work around several unsupported or buggy features in various NAS servers.
• Implemented support for LM and NTLM encrypted passwords.
• Improved handling of hidden files (They are still hidden from directory
  enumerations, but they can now be accessed directly by name).
• Changed default filetype to text.
• The frontend now remembers which mount link was loaded, and saves any
  changes back to it rather than creating a new link.
• Fixed a couple of bugs in the free space display.
• Improved some error messages.

This means that your RISC OS machine can transparently access drives shared on PCs, Macs(*)..

- slightly concerned about the (*), couldn’t find any corresponding footnote: do Macs not play nicely with the new LanMan98?

Well spotted George. The missing footnote is below:

— (* Some versions of Mac OS may require additional software on their end)

I think it refers to very very old versions of MAC OS. I’ll check with WSS.

WSS tell me the old versions of MAC OS that may require additional software is Mac OS’s prior to 10 i.e. over 14 years old.

WSS tell me the old versions of MAC OS that may require additional software is Mac OS’s prior to 10 i.e. over 14 years old.

Is there anybody that is able to connect to El Capitan with either LanMan98 or LanManFS? Nothing has not worked here since Apple did their own thing with Samba. LanManFS used to work when I first started with Macs, Lion that is, I forget exactly which OS X version broke that.

LanManFS used to work when I first started with Macs, Lion that is, I forget exactly which OS X version broke that.

Whichever version set the default security model on the CIFS share to NTLMv2

Recent changes in RO5.23 should cover that, as should the apparent update of LanMan98.

Bumping an old thread here – Is this update still available? The link in the original post goes nowhere.

LM98 v2.00 doesn’t seem to work on RO5.24, and I’ve had problems using LanManFS as a replacement.

v2.06 is what I’ve been using for some time on various versions of RO5.25. It’s available from CJE, both for original purchase and upgrade.

Upgrade link: http://cjemicros.co.uk/micros/individual/newprodpages/prodinfo.php?prodcode=WSS-LAN98V2UP

Bought my copy last month from CJE and they relayed my request to WSS, received a copy via email* from Helen Rogers a couple of days later.

*Not always a given, SparkFS arrived on a freaking 3.5“ floppy a few years ago! And by „a few years“ I mean something like 2010, seriously?

Is this update still available? The link in the original post goes nowhere.

The updates are still available, the link should now work again. Thanks for pointing it out.