[plug] samba connection problems

[Ari Finander]

----- Original Message -----
From: Quintin Lette <quintin at arach.net.au>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:57:46 +0800
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] samba connection problems

> ok..
> As WIndows XP (and 2000) can use solely dns for resolution try adding an entry 
> in C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts which says:
> 
> 192.168.0.3	Server2

No joy here either :-(

Ari

> 
> Sorry I have been trying to not modify anything on the XP box but this should 
> tell us something (and might even work)
> 
> On Sunday 16 February 2003 04:37, Ari Finander wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Quintin Lette <quintin at arach.net.au>
> > Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 03:59:36 +0800
> > To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [plug] samba connection problems
> >
> > > Gee we're having fun :(
> > >
> > > ok, have you tried manual mapping (as suggested in other posting) by ip?
> > > ie:
> > > net use q: \\192.168.0.3\linux * /user:username
> >
> > yes, I thought I included the "error 53" text just after that suggestion,
> > it didn't work either :-(
> >
> > > also try substituting "server string = Server2" for "netbios name =
> > > Server2"
> >
> > One step ahead of you there.  I went through the smb.conf file from the
> > older version of e-smith that I've been running for about a year problem
> > free and added/changed several settings, including this one, testing and
> > restarting samba as I went along, no luck  :-(
> >
> > > Have you tried accessing other services on Redhat machine remotely?
> >
> > Such as?  (I may have been toying with linux on and off for some time now,
> > but I'm still really a newbie)
> 
> ssh? Try connecting via ssh from another machine, or using putty from the xp 
> box. 
> 
> my suggestion would be from the esmith (easier)
> 
> ssh 192.168.0.3 will suffice as long as you have the same users on both 
> machines (atleast the currently logged in user) otherwise ssh -l knownuser 
> 192.168.0.3
> 
> This won't fix samba, but it will atleast tell us if there are connectivity 
> issues
> 
> Quintin
> 
> 

    
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