Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (6210 mails)

[Bernd <bernd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 26 October 2005 08:18, Istvan Gabor wrote:
> Istvan Gabor <suseuser04@xxxxxxxxxxx> írta:
> > Dear SUSE users:
> >
> > I would like to use samba on my suse 9.3 box.
> > I have set up the samba shares through yast.  I also
> >cheked
> > the 'open port in firewall' option.
> > But when I want to browse the windows/samba network,
> > clicking on the desktop icon 'Network Browsing', then on
> >the
> > 'SMB Shares' icon in the upcoming window, I get the
> >following
> > error message:
> >
> > "Unable to find any workgroups in your local network.
> > This may be caused by an enabled firewall."
>
> Nobody has any idea how to solve this problem?
>
I get the same response with my setup.

I have found a workaround though: 

I have been able to see my shares by going to the machine directly 
instead of through the workgroup (i.e. smb://MACHINE/).  After I have 
input this location into Konq, I get a dialog box asking for user 
name and password for the machine.  Once input, I am able to see all 
the shares on that machine.  Make note of the address line now; 
you'll see it as smb://USER@MACHINE/SHARE.  I am not able to go to 
the share directly this way, but have to get the user name and 
password dialog box first.  Remember you have to add the users and 
their passwords for the individual machines.  Read the smb.conf man 
page to show you how.

I think the problem lies in the fact that one of my windows machines 
is the PDC.  I'm not sure how to change this yet, and not really 
concerned about that now that I have found the workaround.

Good luck.  Any further questions, ask away.

Bernd