The reason the Samba team wouldn't include this info is that it's not a given that a user is going to be using iptables/ipchains on a given server.
<<JAV>> ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Russell Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 Nov 2002 11:57:28 -0500 Subject: Re: samba question > On Sun, 2002-11-03 at 06:15, linux power wrote: > > Open the ports 137-139 on your lan card. > > > > Ah... not sure what you meant by "open the ports 137-139" on my lan card > but your comment did point me in the right direction. I forgot that > RH > 8.0 configures a firewall. I needed to change the INPUT rules for ports > 137-139 since the firewall drops these by default. > > If anyone from the SAMBA team is reading this, you might want to include > this in the instructions/gotcha/hint file(s). Use iptables to open > up the ports and things work a whole bunch better ;-) > > Works great now. Thanks for the help! > > Regards, > > Russell > > > > > > > --- Russell Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev: > > > > I'm having trouble getting SAMBA 2.2.5 (RH 8.0) > > > speaking with my XP and > > > 98 boxes. Actually, I can do a smbclient from the > > > linux box and connect > > > to a share on the MS boxes... just can't browse > > > shares on the linux > > > box. I've tried all the obvious things with > > > encrypted passwords and > > > things like that... > > > > > > I *think* the base problem is that my linux box does > > > not respond to a > > > NBNS name query: > > > > > > 12.934366 192.168.1.103 -> 192.168.1.255 NBNS Name > > > query NB > > > BLUEHILLS<20> > > > > > > In this case "BLUEHILLS" is the linux box and > > > 192.168.1.103 is the XP > > > box. > > > > > > According to ethereal, my XP sends this when I try > > > to browse but the > > > linux box does not respond... anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Russell > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe > > > > > mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > ===== > > http://home.no.net/~knutove/knut_ove_hauge_kuren.htm > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Se den nye Yahoo! Mail på http://no.yahoo.com/ > > Nytt design, enklere å bruke, alltid tilgang til Adressebok, Kalender og Notisbok > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ------- End of Original Message ------- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list