Hi all! I solved my problem. RH8 somehow automaticly blocks port 139 in it's default install of the firewall. That's why the hostname will not be lookup up from another workstation.
Jeroen On Monday 03 March 2003 21:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I can ping the server... by ip and even by hostname... > in linux, using jags i can mount the dirs i shared... so i wonder if the > permissions are a problem... > i set the username and the password to my w2k user and pwd, so that > shouldnt be a problem either... > > somehow i think it's more a w2k problem than a linux problem... somehow, i > think, w2k cant resolve the samba hostname into an ip, i guess, or > something like that.. > > Jeroen > > On Monday 03 March 2003 20:52, Kyle Loree wrote: > > that is weird. > > you said you can see the linux box from the win* ? > > if not then can you ping? > > if you can, it might be user settings. > > even down to the point of permissions on the shared folders. > > > > Jeroen Coenders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >Doesn't work... > > >w2k reports: Network path was not found > > > > > >Btw. does anyone know how to make your w2k directories by guest users? > > > > > >Jeroen > > > > > >On Monday 03 March 2003 20:12, Kyle Loree wrote: > > >> try forcing broweable = yes in the share section of your smb.conf. > > >> that is if you haven't already > > >> > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >> >I use webmin. It's pretty good. > > >> > > > >> >I got a hunch that this problem has something to do with windows not > > >> >being > > >> >able to resolve the name from the linux box, since everything works > > > > > >fine > > > > > >> >under linux. > > >> >I wonder if anyone knows anything about that. > > >> > > > >> >Jeroen > > >> > > > >> >On Monday 03 March 2003 19:01, Susol, Brian J. wrote: > > >> >> I did actually... The first time I tried to set this all up > > >> >> I got to the same roadblock... > > >> >> > > >> >> So I nuked my laptop (planned anyway to clean up the partitions and > > > > > >all) > > > > > >> >> reinstalled redhat, and tried SWAT... > > >> >> > > >> >> Same roadblock both times. > > >> >> > > >> >> I think this time I am a little closer that the last. Ive gotten a > > > > > >few > > > > > >> >good > > >> > > > >> >> suggestions to try. > > >> >> > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > > >> >> From: Jon Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> >> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 12:54 PM > > >> >> To: Susol, Brian J. > > >> >> Subject: Re: [Samba] Can see Linux box, but no shares from windows > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> Have you tried using Webmin? > > >> >> > > >> >> jr > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> >> From: "Susol, Brian J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Susol, Brian J." > > >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Samba (E-mail)" > > >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 11:46 AM > > >> >> Subject: RE: [Samba] Can see Linux box, but no shares from windows > > >> >> > > >> >> > exactly my problem. > > >> >> > I did use smbadduser BJS:BJS to correspond with the account on > > > > > >both > > > > > >> >> > the linux and windows box.. It seemed to go thru fine but I am a > > >> > > > >> >little > > >> > > > >> >> sketchy > > >> >> > > >> >> > on the user part in general. > > >> >> > > > >> >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> >> > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 12:51 PM > > >> >> > To: Susol, Brian J.; Samba (E-mail) > > >> >> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Can see Linux box, but no shares from > > >> >> > windows > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > I have the same problem with w2k. > > >> >> > My smb.conf is: > > >> >> > > > >> >> > [global] > > >> >> > netbios name = server > > >> >> > server string = Test 18 > > >> >> > default = global > > >> >> > workgroup = workgroup > > >> >> > os level = 20 > > >> >> > encrypt passwords = yes > > >> >> > wins support = true > > >> >> > > > >> >> > [temp] > > >> >> > comment = Temp directory > > >> >> > public = yes > > >> >> > path = /temp > > >> >> > > > >> >> > You should also remember to add samba users with smbadduser. > > >> >> > This way it works from the linux side for me. But w2k refuses to > > >> > > > >> >explore. > > >> > > > >> >> > Jeroen > > >> >> > -- > > >> >> > 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 > > >> > > >> Kyle Loree > > >> Rendek Communications > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Kyle Loree > > Rendek Communications > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
