What I've done so far: Studied man samba Connected to my parents XP box on my LAN (two different connections, even).
root@omega-fleet root]# smbclient -L 64.131.112.121 added interface ip=192.168.1.11 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 added interface ip=192.168.1.10 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 session request to some.ip failed (Called name not present) session request to some failed (Called name not present) Password: Domain=[HOME] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- IPC$ IPC Remote IPC D$ Disk Default share ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin C$ Disk Default share Win98 SE (F) Disk Server Comment --------- ------- CHRIS Workgroup Master --------- ------- HOME CHRIS ping -c 10 some.ip PING some.ip (some.ip) from 192.168.1.11 : 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from some.ip: icmp_seq=0 ttl=116 time=337.167 msec 64 bytes from some.ip: icmp_seq=1 ttl=116 time=279.711 msec 64 bytes from some.ip: icmp_seq=2 ttl=116 time=279.710 msec 64 bytes from some.ip: icmp_seq=3 ttl=116 time=259.711 msec 64 bytes from some.ip: icmp_seq=4 ttl=116 time=279.709 msec 64 bytes from some.ip: icmp_seq=5 ttl=116 time=279.691 msec 64 bytes from some.ip: icmp_seq=6 ttl=116 time=269.588 msec 64 bytes from some.ip: icmp_seq=7 ttl=116 time=259.712 msec 64 bytes from some.ip: icmp_seq=8 ttl=116 time=269.710 msec 64 bytes from some.op: icmp_seq=9 ttl=116 time=269.784 msec --- 64.131.112.121 ping statistics --- 10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/mdev = 259.711/278.449/337.167/20.947 ms He's connected directly to the gateway. No firewall. mount -t smbfs -o username=somename,password=somepass //s.o.m.e.i.p/F /chris/ 21287: session request to s.o.m.e.i.p. failed (Called name not present) 21287: session request to s failed (Called name not present) 21287: tree connect failed: ERRDOS - ERRnosuchshare (You specified an invalid share name) SMB connection failed But the command works when I use: mount -t smbfs -o username=username,password=somepass //hal9001/C /linux/ ((box on lan)) What am I missing/doing wrong? -- Joseph A Nagy Jr Purgatory is where Windows users go when they Founder and CEO die so they can figure out Linux and ascend into Joseph A Nagy Jr Enterprises whatever higher plane one belives in. http://jan-jr-ent.homelinux.org Linux - The Choice of Every Generation C.S.S.: Construct Skilled in Sabotage H.T.M.L.: Hazardous Troubleshooting and Mathematics Lifeform http://www.brunching.com/cgi/cyborger.cgi?acronym=Linux -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba