Samba problem

Hi

i've 2 pc, 1 running XP that is the server for the ics, one running linux
(i've installed mandrake 9.1 and all seems to be ok).
The only problem is with Samba, i cant see XP at url smb:/, and from xp i
see samba server but i cant access to it.

I'm a semi-novice, someone can help?

Thanks
Roy

"Tux" <omega2k@libero.it> skrev i meddelandet
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> Hi
>
> i've 2 pc, 1 running XP that is the server for the ics, one running linux
> (i've installed mandrake 9.1 and all seems to be ok).
> The only problem is with Samba, i cant see XP at url smb:/, and from xp i
> see samba server but i cant access to it.
>
> I'm a semi-novice, someone can help?
>
> Thanks
> Roy

Try to add this to your smb.conf :

[public]
comment = Public Stuff
path = /home/samba
public = yes
writable = yes
printable = no
write list = @users
browseable = yes

What domain is the XP box part of? Is the linux box part of the same
domain?

Tux wrote:
> Hi
>
> i've 2 pc, 1 running XP that is the server for the ics, one running linux
> (i've installed mandrake 9.1 and all seems to be ok).
> The only problem is with Samba, i cant see XP at url smb:/, and from xp i
> see samba server but i cant access to it.
>
> I'm a semi-novice, someone can help?
>
> Thanks
> Roy


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Neil Horman wrote:

> What domain is the XP box part of? Is the linux box part of the same
> domain?

i have to verify, but seems to be mshome.net.
The domain seems to be not vital, the ICS of XP is perfectly functioning, i
surf in linux via XP ICS so i think that the lan connection is all right.

Roy

Roy wrote:

> Neil Horman wrote:
>
>> What domain is the XP box part of? Is the linux box part of the same
>> domain?
>
> i have to verify, but seems to be mshome.net.
> The domain seems to be not vital, the ICS of XP is perfectly functioning,
> i surf in linux via XP ICS so i think that the lan connection is all
> right.
>
> Roy

There is another problem too...swat doesnt start, at http://localhost:901 i
obtain an error.

Roy

Roy wrote:
> Neil Horman wrote:
>
>
>>What domain is the XP box part of? Is the linux box part of the same
>>domain?
>
>
> i have to verify, but seems to be mshome.net.
> The domain seems to be not vital, the ICS of XP is perfectly functioning, i
> surf in linux via XP ICS so i think that the lan connection is all right.
>
> Roy
ICS I assume means internet connection services? This is what I assume
you use to proxy your linux internet traffic out to your isp through
your windows machine? If thats the case, it has nothing to do with
samba. If you are going to the root of the samba tree (the equivalent
of I think the "entire network" in windoze) and you don't see anything,
and your linux and XP boxes are on the same network segment and subnet,
then you have a samba config problem. It may be that your domains are
configured differently, or that perhaps you are both trying to be domain
controllers in the same domain. the best first step here is to review
the man page for smb.conf, make sure you understand the meaning of all
the config settings (some of theme are subtle), and compare the settings
to those in the XP box.

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*Neil Horman
*Software Engineer
*Red Hat, Inc.
*nhorman@redhat.com
************************************************** */