|-----Original Message-----
|From: Pete Clapham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
|Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 7:31 PM
|To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
|Subject: [newbie] SAMBA
|
|
|Hi, all --
|
|I have, for some time, been trying to figure out how to use my
|Linux box to access files and printers on my NT and Warp Server
|networks. The obvious answer is SAMBA. As one who does not like
|to bother my colleagues on this list, I wanted to go to
|www.samba.org first to see how to configure SAMBA, but navigating
|the site is next to impossible.
|
|Questions:
|
|1. I assume that the SAMBA Server goes on the Linux box that
|is trying to access NETBIOS resources. Is this correct?
Yes, you must configure Samba (/etc/smb.conf) so that your Linux machine is
a member or server on the same network as your other machines.
|2. How do I configure the SAMBA Server so that it can access
|the NETBIOS resources? I've tried various combinations of
|TCP/IP and NETBIOS names and numbers, but none seem to work.
Basically edit /etc/smb.conf and restart the samba server software...
Since you have NT machines, you'll need to use a Domain Controller (PDC).
Samba will act as a PDC for your network, but you must set it up to do so.
If one of your NT machines is your PDC, then you'll have to point Samba to
it.
You'll also have to configure encrypted passwords...
| Has anybody actually done this, so that you can either
|tell me how to do it or where to go to find out?
|
Yes it works fine (don't know about Warp though...)
There are several books now out on Integrating Samba and Windows Networks
which are invaluable.
Also see attachment in PRIV message I sent you...
-JMS
