Seems like many years ago when I first started connecting OS/2 to Linux that samba wasn't that hard to figure out, except that I never did find out how to get findsmb to show OS/2. Now with v3 samba totally broken, there aren't too many supported Linux versions that provide samba v2, and yet are new enough to support relatively modern hardware. I've a box quite old running SuSE 8.2, and I have both nfs and samba working fine between it and OS/2. Now that box has gotten long in the tooth, so I've built a newer box to take its place. It seems to stick with SuSE my only option is 9.0, as newer have samba v3, and older doesn't support my hardware. Seems like a simple choice. When SuSE 9.0 first came out, I installed it on a P3 system. Its samba & nfs on that system works fine with OS/2, just like 8.2 on my older box. Configuration was pretty simple for samba, as they both use 2.2.8a. It rubber stamped my decision to use it on my newer box. It doesn't work on the new box, and I can't figure out what's different. Basically I copied over all the networking config files from the older 9.0 box to the "new" one, then changed the few lines that had to be unique, such as the netbios name and valid users lines in /etc/samba/smb.conf. 'net view' works: Server Name Remark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \\A-865 Samba Server 2.2.8a-SuSE \\P-T18 PC Chips OS/2 \\S1846 Samba Server 2.2.8a-SuSE 'net view \\P-T18' works (eCS): Shared resources at \\P-T18 PC Chips OS/2 Netname Type Used as Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E Disk G Disk I Disk 'findsmb' always fails to list the OS/2 system. 'net view \\S1846' works (older 9.0): Shared resources at \\s1846 Samba Server 2.2.8a-SuSE Netname Type Used as Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- downloads Disk Downloads Directory pub Disk Public Directory tmp Disk /tmp 'net view \\A-865' does not work: NET3502: OS/2 error 65 has occurred SYS0065: Network access is denied. 'help NET3502' gives this useless response: NET3502: OS/2 error *** has occurred. Cause: The specified OS/2 error occurred. Action: Correct the problem and type the command again. For details on the original error, type HELP SYS#### where #### is the error number from the original message. 'help SYS0065' is marginally better: SYS0065: Network access is denied. EXPLANATION: You attempted to access a resource that is not available to you. It is possible that: o You do not have a valid account on the server sharing the resource. o Your account on this server has not been granted the permissions necessary to access the resource. ACTION: Make sure that you specify the correct name of the resource that you want to use and retry the command. If you are still denied access, contact your network administrator. Except for the above mentioned difference due to the different hostnames, both 9.0 boxen use the following /etc/samba/smb.conf file: [global] dns proxy = no include = %m.encrypt log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m netbios name = s1846 #a-865 (newer, dysfunctional machine) null passwords = yes preferred master = no security = share server string = Samba Server %v socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192 valid users = a-865,p-t18 #p-t18,s1846 (newer, dysfunctional machine) workgroup = IBMPEERS ssl compatibility = no ssl require clientcert = no ssl require server cert = no ssl = no domain master = no encrypt passwords = yes max packet = 0 ssl entropy bytes = 0 [downloads] comment = Downloads Directory path = /home/downloads read only = No [pub] browseable = Yes comment = Public Directory path = /pub read only = No [tmp] comment = /tmp path = /tmp Changing encrypt passwords to no doesn't help. Both 9.0 boxen have all samba passwords set to -n. Samba logins are all set to the hostname with "l" appended. I hope someone can tell me what I must be overlooking. -- "Love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:39 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** Rotary ONLY since 1973 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/ <- More than just a FAQ