On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 12:57:07PM -0800, Jan W wrote: > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > dear jeff, mike and jan, > > > > new information. i should mention this, because it's relevent. we have > > three main computers: > > > > satan linux my main system. has printer. > > navalle linux/win98 rhonda's main system / engineering stuff > > lucifer linux/win2k my gaming machine / flash stuff > > > > recently i've been playing around with flash MX, so i made lucifer a > > dual boot to run flash. here's the new information: > > > > samba is _already_ set up. i can browse satan's folders from win98 and > > vice versa. samba works great between these two systems. > > > > here's the new information. out of curiosity, i booted up win98. not > > only does samba still work (i can browse satan from win98), but in the > > network neighborhood, i see: > > > > * satan (linux) > > * navalle (win98) > > * lucifer (win2k) > > > > all systems are browsable from win98. i can traverse the win2k > > filesystem. works great. > > > > now i walk 2 feet over the win2k console. network neighborhood is > > called "computers near me". > > > > i double click it, and get "workgroup is not accessible. the network > > path was not found". it's my understanding that win2k should at least > > list itself. > > > > therefore: > > > > i can browse linux from win98 > > i can browse win98 from linux > > > > i can browse win2k from win98 > > i can browse win2k from linux > > > > i can NOT browse win98 from win2k. > > i can NOT browse linux from win2k. > > > > win2k is giving everyone permission to browse it's filesystem. however, > > it doesn't know how to find other systems and cannot browse other > > filesystems. > > > > mike, because samba works between linux and win98, that's why i said i > > think the problem is the win2k system. something is definitely screwy > > with the win2k system.
Probably. Would have been nice to know initially ;) In any event, I would consider going to encrypted passwords. I think if you ever try to add winxp to the mix you'll be forced to. > It sounds to me like a netbios/naming issue. I could be wrong, but try doing > the `net view \\xx.xx.xx.x` from lucifer to satan's ip. If that works, then > try enabling netbios over tcp/ip in network settings. It sounds like the win2k > box isn't talking to the local master, and can't get a browse list. > > > > > this is a LOT more complicated than NFS!!! > > That goes without saying ;) How else would M$ make money if networks didn't > need an MCSE to adminstrate them? Actually in a bunch of ways I prefer setting up CIFS/SMB shares as opposed to NFS. Ive never had CIFS/SMB lock my system or have odd automounter issues with it. :-) My only beef is I can't export a directory, and then mount only a subdir. Or has that changed? Mike _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
