Harry Putnam wrote:
> Afshin Salek <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> Well, we need to tackle the problems one by one :)
>>
>> So you have two problems here?
>>
>> 1. System doesn't show up in network places
>> 2. You cannot access the share
>>
>> In the second case what do you exactly mean by not
>> being able to access the share. you say you cannot
>> access it because you don't see it, or even if you
>> try to access it directly using \\server\share you
>> get some kind of error. If the latter what the error
>> is?
>
> Now finally another windows machine is able to access the shares.
>
> For you inforamtion, by access I meant by typing \\server\share
> into file navigator on windows.
>
> The error received said something like.
> `Windows does not understand the last input'
> The `error' appeared on the status line... not in its own dialog box.
>
> But now 2 machines are able to make the connection if I type
> \\server\share
>
> into file navigator.... still not appearing in `network places' on the
> windows any windows boxes and there are still 2 machines that cannot
> connect.
>
Does it work if you specify IP instead of the server name?
> You didn't answer if you have an osol cifs server that appears in
> windows `network places' on windows machines.
>
We have a lot of different setups here so whether something works for
me or not does not provide much useful information to root cause your
problem. That's why I try to understand your setup.
> Do you suppose the trouble is mainly due to the awkward way windows
> smb elects a master server and dithers around with that sort of
> baloney?
>
As long as all systems are in the same subnet there shouldn't be
any problem. You haven't disabled Netbios on any of your Windows
system by any chance, have you?
I had a quick look at your config and I didn't see anything obviously
wrong with it.
Afshin
_______________________________________________
cifs-discuss mailing list
[email protected]
http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/cifs-discuss
