SAMBA usage restrictions

From BeSTGRID

One of the clients for Samba is the Windows family, therefore Samba has to support these requirements:

• In the Windows API, the maximum length for a path is MAX_PATH, which is defined as 260 characters http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx
• Files should not have illegal characters (? - question mark) in their names http://www.portfoliofaq.com/pfaq/FAQ00352.htm

For access to a Samba / SMB server, the following ports are required to be open outbound from the institution accessing the storage, and inbound to the institution hosting the storage:

Port 135/TCP - used by smbd
Port 137/UDP - used by nmbd
Port 138/UDP - used by nmbd
Port 139/TCP - used by smbd
Port 445/TCP - used by smb