Thanks for your reply. Yes, "nmbd -D" is running on the linux
machines. No, on DRS2 in firefox and chrome \\ADS1\... and \\DRS2\...
do not work.
-Al
On Mon, 2011-07-25 at 21:29 +0800, youngjohn04 wrote:
> Is the nmbd deamon started on ads1 and ads2? Can you access share when
> typing \\ads1\other in address bar of explorer on DRS2?
>
> yj
> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-boun...@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-boun...@lists.samba.org]
> On Behalf Of Al Schapira
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 12:29 PM
> To: samba@lists.samba.org
> Subject: [Samba] Cannot see linux machines from XP
>
> I'll try to spell out the problem as best I can.
>
> There are three computers on a LAN, "ADS1", "ADS2" and "DRS2".
> ADS1 and ADS2 run samba-3.5.8-76.fc14.i686 under Fedora 14.
> DRS2 runs Windows XP professional, SP3.
>
> Each of them can successfully ping all the others by name.
> They are all in the same WORKGROUP (GAMMA5).
>
> The Fedora machines (ADS1, ADS2) can see all three machines (including
> the XP machine) in their Network places, and in the Windows Network,
> and can successfully read and write designated shared files on the all
> the other machines (including the XP machine).
>
> The Windows machine (DRS2) cannot even see the linux machines in its
> network places. (It sees only itself, DRS2 in the WORKGROUP GAMMA5)
> Naturally, therefore, it cannot see files on the linux machines.
>
> Where do I start to solve this?
>
> Thanks in advance for you help.
>
> -Al
>
> Here is the non-comment part of smb.conf on ADS2
> ================================================
> [global]
> workgroup = gamma5
> security = share
> idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
> idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
> winbind use default domain = false
> winbind offline logon = false
>
> server string = Samba Server Version %v
>
> netbios name = ADS2
>
> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> max log size = 50
>
> cups options = raw
>
> encrypt passwords = no
> guest ok = yes
> guest account = guest
>
> [homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> browseable = no
> writable = yes
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> browseable = no
> printable = yes
>
> [other]
> path = /other
> read only = no
> guest ok = yes
>
> ... other shares, nothing else.
>
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