I have found the same problem... ANd the resolution was the firewall settings was on high - the SAMBA server couldn't even answer on it's own broadcast for it's own IP or name!?! Set firewall to low and voila!
Thabo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Heironimus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [Samba] Help to a wet-behind-the-ears Linux newbie > On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 10:46:19AM -0600, Andrew Fellingham wrote: > > I am attempting to set up SAMBA to provide file sharing for our Windows > > clients (something not for the faint of heart, I understand). I was able to > > configure both Webmin and SWAT, and can access both services from a remote > > machine, but am unable to see the server (FLASHSRV.WORKGROUP) in the > > Network Neighborhood or when I list all available hosts in nmblookup > > (nmblookup -d 2 '*') and nmblookup acts as if the server isn't even > > available at the IP address specified for it. I have checked the > > /etc/services file and it lists all ports properly for the nmbd and smbd > > Daemons (137 through 139) so it doesn't appear to be a port issue. The NIC > > doesn't appear to be the problem, as I am very able to access the internet > > via ethernet. > > Are smbd and nmbd actually running? Don't trust what swat/webmin might > say, log in and check yourself. > > As I recall, Red Hat's installer asks if you want to have your machine > secured with some firewall rules. If you say yes, it blocks the Samba > ports (and others), but doesn't actually tell you what it's blocking. > > Also, as a general rule you should ignore Network Neighborhood. Machines > that have been shut off for days will sometimes still show up, and > machines that have been up and running for days sometimes won't. Network > Neighborhood is utterly worthless for any kind of diagnostic, regardless > of whether you use an NT server or a Samba server. > > -- > Michael Heironimus > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba