New features of PCShare 3.1

64-bit file offset support

  • Windows NT, 2000, and XP clients can handle file sizes up to 8.3 million TB. The old 32-bit support allowed only files no larger than 2 GB

Faster file server for XP and 2000 clients

  • Due to a new protocol version HELIOS has significantly optimized the server performance for many small read/write operations

Changed file update in Windows Explorer (no F5 Key anymore)

  • PCShare 3.1 implements with its new SMB/CIFS protocol a notification support to inform Windows 2000 & XP clients about file changes done by other Windows, Macintosh and UNIX users. Within a few seconds the Windows Explorer and other applications will automatically update their list windows with the latest server content.

Password security

  • The PCShare server and PCAdmin now support password lengths up to 64 bytes

Automatic printer driver installation on Windows clients

  • Support for specifying the Windows printer driver name for a PCShare spooler, via PCShare Admin or EtherShare Admin; Windows will automatically install the printer driver for a PCShare spooler. No need for users to select printer drivers anymore (if the printer driver is available on local disk)

OpenFiles Tool

  • Displays all open files (devices, inodes, file names)
  • Displays all open modes (exclusive, shared, etc)
  • Displays all record locks, etc.

Windows Domain Controller authentication ***

Use Windows networks with already existing user accounts from a Windows Domain Controller:

  • PCShare users will be validated against a Windows Domain Controller
  • Automatic User ID mapping to valid unique UNIX User ID per user
  • No UNIX user/group configuration required for PCShare
  • This all leads to a faster performance for Windows 2000/XP clients
  • UNIX home directories will be created automatically for each domain user

Printing to Windows Desktop Printers

  • Now supports TCP/IP printing using host/dns names or IP addresses, e.g.:

EtherShare Admin "Printers" (Windows Printer) dialog window
EtherShare Admin "Printers" (Windows Printer) dialog window

The *** marked features will be delivered later as an update after the new version is released.

See changes from HELIOS 4th generation to UB

See changes in HELIOS UB software to UB+

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