__u16 ByteCount;
 } __attribute__((packed)) LOGOFF_ANDX_RSP;
 
-typedef union smb_com_tree_disconnect {        /* as an altetnative can use flag on tree_connect PDU to effect disconnect *//* probably the simplest SMB PDU */
+typedef union smb_com_tree_disconnect {        /* as an altetnative can use flag on 
+                                       tree_connect PDU to effect disconnect */
+                                       /* tdis is probably simplest SMB PDU */
        struct {
                struct smb_hdr hdr;     /* wct = 0 */
                __u16 ByteCount;        /* bcc = 0 */
 } __attribute__((packed)) FILE_BOTH_DIRECTORY_INFO;   /* level 0x104 FF response data area */
 
 
+struct win_dev {
+       unsigned char type[8]; /* IntxCHR or IntxBLK */
+       __le64 major;
+       __le64 minor;   
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
 struct gea {
        unsigned char name_len;
        char name[1];
 
        return rc;
 }
 
-int cifs_mknod(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode, dev_t device_number) 
+int cifs_mknod(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *direntry, int mode, 
+               dev_t device_number) 
 {
        int rc = -EPERM;
        int xid;
 
                        if(!rc) {
                                /* BB Do not bother to decode buf since no
-                                  local inode yet to put timestamps in */
+                                  local inode yet to put timestamps in,
+                                  but we can reuse it safely */
+                               int bytes_written;
+                               struct win_dev *pdev;
+                               pdev = (struct win_dev *)buf;
+                               if(S_ISCHR(mode)) {
+                                       memcpy(pdev->type, "IntxCHR", 8);
+                                       pdev->major =
+                                             cpu_to_le64(MAJOR(device_number));
+                                       pdev->minor = 
+                                             cpu_to_le64(MINOR(device_number));
+                                       rc = CIFSSMBWrite(xid, pTcon,
+                                               fileHandle,
+                                               sizeof(struct win_dev),
+                                               0, &bytes_written, (char *)pdev,
+                                               NULL, 0);
+                               } else if(S_ISBLK(mode)) {
+                                       memcpy(pdev->type, "IntxBLK", 8);
+                                       pdev->major =
+                                             cpu_to_le64(MAJOR(device_number));
+                                       pdev->minor =
+                                             cpu_to_le64(MINOR(device_number));
+                                       rc = CIFSSMBWrite(xid, pTcon,
+                                               fileHandle,
+                                               sizeof(struct win_dev),
+                                               0, &bytes_written, (char *)pdev,
+                                               NULL, 0);
+                               } /* else if(S_ISFIFO */
                                CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, fileHandle);
                                d_drop(direntry);
                        }
 
        int oplock = FALSE;
        __u16 netfid;
        struct cifsTconInfo *pTcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
-       char buf[8];
+       char buf[24];
        unsigned int bytes_read;
        char * pbuf;
 
                        /* Read header */
                rc = CIFSSMBRead(xid, pTcon,
                                 netfid,
-                                8 /* length */, 0 /* offset */,
+                                24 /* length */, 0 /* offset */,
                                 &bytes_read, &pbuf);
-               if((rc == 0) && (bytes_read == 8)) {
+               if((rc == 0) && (bytes_read >= 8)) {
                        if(memcmp("IntxBLK", pbuf, 8) == 0) {
                                cFYI(1,("Block device"));
                                inode->i_mode |= S_IFBLK;
+                               if(bytes_read == 24) {
+                                       /* we have enough to decode dev num */
+                                       __u64 mjr; /* major */
+                                       __u64 mnr; /* minor */
+                                       mjr = le64_to_cpu(*(__le64 *)(pbuf+8));
+                                       mnr = le64_to_cpu(*(__le64 *)(pbuf+16));
+                                       inode->i_rdev = MKDEV(mjr, mnr);
+                               }
                        } else if(memcmp("IntxCHR", pbuf, 8) == 0) {
                                cFYI(1,("Char device"));
                                inode->i_mode |= S_IFCHR;
+                               if(bytes_read == 24) {
+                                       /* we have enough to decode dev num */
+                                       __u64 mjr; /* major */
+                                       __u64 mnr; /* minor */
+                                       mjr = le64_to_cpu(*(__le64 *)(pbuf+8));
+                                       mnr = le64_to_cpu(*(__le64 *)(pbuf+16));
+                                       inode->i_rdev = MKDEV(mjr, mnr);
+                                }
                        } else if(memcmp("IntxLNK", pbuf, 7) == 0) {
                                cFYI(1,("Symlink"));
                                inode->i_mode |= S_IFLNK;
-                       } 
+                       } else {
+                               inode->i_mode |= S_IFREG; /* file? */
+                               rc = -EOPNOTSUPP; 
+                       }
                } else {
                        inode->i_mode |= S_IFREG; /* then it is a file */
                        rc = -EOPNOTSUPP; /* or some unknown SFU type */        
                }
-               
                CIFSSMBClose(xid, pTcon, netfid);
-       
-
-       /* inode->i_rdev = MKDEV(le64_to_cpu(DevMajor),
-                            le64_to_cpu(DevMinor) & MINORMASK);*/
-/*     inode->i_mode |= S_IFBLK; */
        }
        return rc;