Re: [SLE] Samba (fwd)

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 18:53:51 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Withers To: Timothy Metz Subject: Re: [SLE] Samba Well Tim, I got it to work. What I had to do is go to the start menu, choose "end all programs and log on as a different user" option, and when my computer restarted, I got the sought-after log on screen! :) Only thing is I have to figure out how to get Windows '95 to log on to a network with the default user. The thing is that my Linux box won't let any other computer access the shared unless they are logged in. I can find my Linux box in the "find computers" dialog, but it won't let me do any system browsing unless I am logged into the network. Anybody know how to make Windows '95 log into the network? Is there a command I can issue at the command line that will accomplish the same thing? Mark On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Timothy Metz wrote:

There's a log file in /var/log that should report attempted connects, I'm in windows now otherwise I'd give you the exact name. I had a similar problem, linux>win worked fine but the otherway around didn't, I eventually got it.. It all had to do with authentication, let me know if you find anything in that log file and maybe I can help. All I use samba for is file shares; no net logons, printer sharing, etc...

My linux box doesn't show up in network neighborhood either but I can connect shares via "//computername/share"

I saw some other messages about disabling encrypted passwords, but that hasn't been necessary for quite some time, samba now understands them. Did you upgrade your copy or are you using whatever came with 6.1?

There are much better samba experts than me on the list, but I'll try to help if you like....

Tim

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark B Withers" To: "Timothy Metz" Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] Samba

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I should have specified more information here.

I have the client for mircosoft networks installed, have also disabled the dummy eth0 device on my Linux box and have also specified "netbios name =" parameter in the /etc/smb.conf file.

I think all of this has to do with an Internet explorer upgrade that I downloaded from MS. This was so that I could play active X games on the internet. Anyway, this is just a theory but I believe that's how I lost the "change password" tab. I have an "Internet" option in the control panel which looks a lot like Internet Explorer. Maybe I will have to uninstall Internet Explorer to get everything to work?

I have followed the instructions in "Using Samba" by Oreilly & associates to configure it on the Windows side except for the "password" option for the reasons I previously described.

On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Timothy Metz wrote:

| this may sound stupid, but, you do have "client for microsoft networks" | installed, right? | | Tim | | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Mark B Withers" | To: "Chris Reeves" | Cc: "Derek Fountain" ; "SuSE Mailing List" | | Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 6:19 PM | Subject: Re: [SLE] Samba | | | > I have the same problem with S.u.S.E. 6.1 and Samba. | > | > I can't get Windows '95 to recognise it in Network Neighborhood, nor | > can I map a drive to it. I can, however find my Linux box if I search | > for it. Maybe there's a port disabled by default that I have to | > enable in the inetd? | > | > I think the problem may also be that my Windows '95 just isn't trying | > to log onto the network. In the Samba book, it says to enable the | > password by double-clicking on "passwords" in the control panel, then | > click on the 3rd tab "Change Passwords". When I double-click on | > "Passwords" in the control panel, the "Change Passwords" tab is | > missing! I have managed to hunt and find it elsewhere, but it doesn't | > seem to work at all. | > | > Any suggesstions would be appreciated. Also maybe an example of how | > to use the "map network drive" option. It doesn't seem to work as | > well because the reply is "not logged in". | > | > Mark | > | > On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Chris Reeves wrote: | > | > | Derek Fountain wrote: | > | > | > | > This is true, but my SuSE-6.1 box has the netbios name | > | > exported, as does my SuSE-6.3 box. The config files are | > | > pretty much identical. Works fine on 6.3, not on 6.1. There | > | > must be a problem with Samba on 6.1, or a problem I put in | > | > my hand rolled kernel on the 6.1 box. I thought it was a bit | > | > odd, but it seems someone else has the same problem. | > | | > | Have you checked to see if the dummy network device is active with | 'ifconfig'? | > | SuSE may well have turned off dummy network device by default in SuSE | 6.3, but | > | it certainly wasn't off by default in 6.1. See my post earlier for | details... | > | | > | > > it's the netbios export that makes it visible - MS networking relies | on | > | > > NetBios (aka netBEUI) regardless of the TCP/IP transport. Without a | valid | > | > > netbios name export there's nothing for Network Neighborhood to see. | Doing | > | > > a "net use" to connect to a samba box keeps the machine alive in the | > | > > browser. | > | > > | > | > > On Monday, March 13, 2000 8:25 AM, Derek Fountain | > | > > [SMTP:fountai@hursley.ibm.com] wrote: | > | > > > I have exactly the same problem with one of my servers. One | > | > > > machine is 6.1 based with a hand rolled 2.2.12 kernel, and | > | > > > that doesn't show up in Network Neighbourhood. The other is | > | > > > 6.3 based, with the stock SuSE kernel and that does show up. | > | > > > Both use the same config file (with the odd very slight | > | > > > tweak such as netbios name, etc). | > | > > > | > | > > > I can still map a network drive from the 6.1 machine by | > | > > > naming it explictly, and that's all I needed, so I stopped | > | > > > worrying about it. Still a bit odd though. | > | > > > | > | > > > The really annoying thing is that I saw the solution to this | > | > > > some time ago, thought "Oh, that's the problem!", then | > | > > > forgot both what the soultion was and where I saw it! I seem | > | > > > to remember that you needed something compiled into the | > | > > > kernel. | > | > > > | > | > > > | > | > > > > James Smith wrote: | > | > > > > | > | > > > > I'm trying to set up samba on Suse 6.1 to enanble | > | > > > > file/print sharing with my Windows based PC. I have set | > | > > > > up all the shares as necessary and set all permissions and | > | > > > > any administrative options correctly for my set up | > | > > > > according to their suggestions. However, My Windows | > | > > > > machine will not find my Linux machine in Network | > | > > > > neighbourhood, or by using find computer. I was able to | > | > > > > set up my printer, however, and get it to print out. Any | > | > > > > suggestions? | > | | > | Hope that helps, | > | Chris | > | -- | > | __ _ | > | -o)/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ Chris Reeves | > | /\\ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / ICQ# 22219005 | > | _\_v __/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ | > | | > | -- | > | To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com | > | For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com | > | Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ | > | | > | > | > -- | > To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com | > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com | > Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ | > | > |

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