Check for the netbios name entry. Change it from netbios name = whatever to netbios = whatever take off the "name" keyword, which is desupported in newer versions.
Enjoy !! One by One the Penguin's steal my sanity!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Yashpal Nagar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 9:59 pm Subject: Re: [ilugd] samba masala dosa > Hello Akshay, > Please check few things:- > 1. Check the samba logs /var/log/samba/log.nmbd > 2. How you are adding the user to smabpasswd . (i use "sambpasswd - > a user") > pls check it. > > 3. If samba has to work only a file server within you LAN & > security is not > much of an issue then look for "NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD > VALIDATION" para > in "man smb.conf" > 4. Check the permissions of exposed Dirs > If you need my config file mail me off the list. > > Regards, > -Yash > > On Wednesday 26 November 2003 09:09, Akshay Lamba wrote: > > Are you able to open the share via the IP of the linux machine? > > > > Regards, > > Akshay > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: LinuxLingam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 2:01 am > > Subject: [ilugd] samba masala dosa > > > > > argh! > > > > > > have successfully configured samba server such that in the network > > > neighbourhood of a win98 pc, i can finally see the hostname of the > > > sambapc. > > > > > > double-click: and it says //[hostname] is not accessible. the > > > specifiedcomputer did not receive your request. try again later. > > > > > > [hostname] contains the netbios name as specified in smb.conf > of the > > > linux pc. > > > > > > 1) username and passwd added to linux box. > > > 2) username and passwd passed on to smbpasswd > > > 3) encrypted password on in samba. > > > 4) win98 windows logon (right after boot) uses *same* username and > > > passwd. for good measure, the 'identification' of the pc is > also the > > > same username. > > > 5) the work group is identical for both pcs. > > > 6) iptables ipchains, default firewalls (lokkit, network security, > > > etc)are all disabled. > > > 7) the linux samba server does show up in the network > neighbourhood,> > which means they can see each other. > > > 8) once, using smbclient, did successfully log on to the win98 > pc and > > > mount its shared folders to the linux pc. > > > 9) googled extensively. > > > 10) the shares under samba are set up correctly. (i.e., there > is a > > > sub-directory all ready to be shared with the win box). > > > > > > what's going on? > > > > > > ?? > > > LL > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > ilugd mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ilugd mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd >
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