<samba:parameter name="max protocol"
                 context="G"
				 type="enum"
                 developer="1"
                 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
<description>
    <para>The value of the parameter (a string) is the highest 
    protocol level that will be supported by the server.</para>

    <para>Possible values are :</para>
    <itemizedlist>
	<listitem>
	    <para><constant>CORE</constant>: Earliest version. No 
	    concept of user names.</para>
	</listitem>
			
	<listitem>
	    <para><constant>COREPLUS</constant>: Slight improvements on 
	    CORE for efficiency.</para>
	</listitem>

	<listitem>
	    <para><constant>LANMAN1</constant>: First <emphasis>
	    modern</emphasis> version of the protocol. Long filename
	    support.</para>
	</listitem>

	<listitem>
	    <para><constant>LANMAN2</constant>: Updates to Lanman1 protocol.</para>
	</listitem>

	<listitem>
	    <para><constant>NT1</constant>: Current up to date version of the protocol. 
	    Used by Windows NT. Known as CIFS.</para>
	</listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <para>Normally this option should not be set as the automatic 
    negotiation phase in the SMB protocol takes care of choosing 
	the appropriate protocol.</para>
</description>

<related>min protocol</related>
<synonym>protocol</synonym>

<value type="default">NT1</value>
<value type="example">LANMAN1</value>
</samba:parameter>
