On Saturday 15 October 2005 14:01, Steve Graegert wrote:
Did you specify a default gateway for 'thatbox'? Just asking because it's missing in the initial post (YaST > Network Devices > Network Card > Network address setup > Routing).
Duh! (applying another bruise to forehead..... whap!) Works. Thanks. Now for the next step. The purpose of setting static IP, rather than using DHCP was to set up Samba Servers and Clients on each box, to allow them to share some of each others' files. (I'm not entirely clear on why, but it was somebody's suggestion, and they probably know more than I, so I went for it...) I have (what I believe to be) Samba server configured on thisbox.ourhouse. For a workgroup, I gave it OURHOUSE, as well. Other than that, I just mostly accepted defaults as I went through the YaST Samba Server config module. Went to other machine (thatbox.ourhouse) and started the YaST Samba Client module. An early step is to browse to existing workgroups and accept one. I get nothing in the Existing Neighbors pop-up dialog. Is there something that I need to switch on, in order for the Samba server on "thisbox.ourhouse" to become visible to the Samba Client setup dialog on "thatbox.ourhouse"? I'm pretty sure that the server on "thisbox.ourhouse" is running, because: thisbox:~ # rcnmb start && rcsmb start Starting Samba NMB daemon - Warning: daemon already running. done Starting Samba SMB daemon - Warning: daemon already running. done thisbox:~ # Again, I'm missing something, and it'll be really blatant and foolish, but... my eyes keep sliding past whatever it is. Ideas? Both systems now have: - static IP - sufficient network config to ping each other, and to browse the web. Is there another prerequisite before Samba can be working on this two-PC network? Are there any Samba server settings that I should forward that would tell anybody anything useful? Kevin