Top-posting only because it's short. You need to start nmbd on the Linux box. Make sure that it is not a local, domain, or preferred master, and that the OS level is low (5 or so).
Misty On Tuesday 08 February 2005 11:55 am, Tom Peters wrote: > I'm trying to get Samba 3.0.9-2.3 to work under Suse 9.2. This my very > first Linux install and I'm a little at sea here. There are so many things > that could be wrong I don't know where to start. > > The Windows machine I'm using as a client has TCP/IP, file/printer sharing, > and Client for MS networks. He can't see the linux machine's ("Tolkien") > shares, but he can ping him. > > This might be a name services issue because issuing a net command at the > windows box to enumerate the shares (I think that's net view) of the form > > NET VIEW \\TOLKIEN results in a timeout and error, but > NET VIEW \\172.20.0.5 results in a correct list of the shares I've > configured on the box! > > C:\WINDOWS>net view \\172.20.0.5 > Shared resources at \\172.20.0.5 > > Samba 3.0.9-2.3-SUSE > > Share name Type Used as Comment > > ------------------------------------------- > archive Disk archived files > (etc) > > I know the IP addresses look odd, I won't go into the reasons using a class > B but that's worked properly for years, so that's not the issue. Layer 2 > connectivity is good. > > I'm confused about the firewall on SuSE; it's enabled and maybe it > shouldn't be. All boxes on this little network are on a switch which goes > to a router, thence to my DSL modem. I'm not using the SuSE box as a > gateway, it's just on another switch port like the Windows boxes. The > firewall has the same interface defined as the inside port and the outside > port. > > But the YAST GUI for configuring Samba has a checkbox for opening all > appropriate firewall ports, and I did that. I went back to check and it's > still checked. > > For grins, I portscanned tolkien. TCP ports open are: 21, 22, 25, 110, 139, > 445. UDP ports: None. > > I tried this: > > net use k: \\172.20.0.5\archive > > It works! Well, almost. It prompts for username and password, and username > and pw I use to login at the linux box doesn't work. "root" with his > password works. > > I need to get some permissions issues ironed out later. > > -Tom > > > > > [Philosophy] Man's loneliness is but his fear of life. --Eugene O'neil > --... ...-- -.. . -. ----. --.- --.- -... > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove "nospam") N9QQB (amateur radio) > "HEY YOU" (loud shouting) WEB ADDRESS http//www.mixweb.com/tpeters > 43° 7' 17.2" N by 88° 6' 28.9" W, Elevation 815', Grid Square EN53wc > WAN/LAN/Telcom Analyst, Tech Writer, MCP, Cisco Certified CCNA -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba