Hi,
Like many of you, I have been dancing the Samba over easter.
Yesterday (Thurs 28 Apr 2000), I upgraded my Linux box to SuSE 6.4
(installed from scratch). Tried getting Samba to talk to my Win 95 box - no
joy at all, until Win crashed in frustration - registy error, and the
network neighborhood SUDDENLY refreshed to show the Linux system.
The problem is now fixed, but reproduceable. The solution is in the Win
Registry, and comes down to encrypted passwords, USB supplemental pack, Y2K
patch etc.
Problem:-
SAMBA shares do not show in Windows 95 'Network Neighborhood' or are
displayed intermittently.
Environment:-
SuSE 6.4/Samba (sorry, forgot to get the version no.)
Windows '95 OSR2b (USB supplement installed, Y2K patch installed, Internet
Explorer 4.01 with Desktop Enhancements, patches etc. IEx 5.0 etc. etc.
etc.)
The solution:-
(as in the SAMBA HOWTO)
Using REGEDIT, go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\Vnetsup
Create a new key of type DWORD
Rename it as
EnablePlainTextPassword
Enter the value (Hex OR Dec)
1
This appears in the registy as
0x00000000000001(1)
Exit (saves the registry automatically)
ReBoot Windows.Windows will probably decide there is a Registry Error and
ask to reboot. Let it.
Now, the changes to HOWTO...
Using REGEDIT, go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\Vnetsup
Edit the key you created:
EnablePlainTextPassword
Enter the value
in Decimal: 255
or in Hex: FF
This appears in the registy as
0x00000011111111(255)
Exit (saving registry automatically).
ReBoot Windows.Windows will probably decide there is a Registry Error and
ask to reboot. Let it. As often as it wants.
When widows finally becomes stable again