Re: [edlug] Samba problem

[Angus Rae <Angus.Rae@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

> Hostnames are set up, with XP = eveshampc.mshome.net, and Linux = 
> zerofive.mshome.net
>
> From Linux, I can ping eveshampc successfully. 
>
> From XP, I can NOT ping zerofive, but I CAN ping 192.168.0.123

No name resolution setup, by the sound of it. Unless you are using DNS, 
name resolution for most purposes would have to be done via hosts files 
(/etc/hosts on Unix, C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts).

One exception is SMB, which can be done via WINS resolution.

> On XP, in network places, I see the Linux box, and it has the 
> name I set up in the Samba config, so at some level they are 
> talking to each other. However, any attempt to access the machine 
> results in a '\\Zerofive is not accessible' error, also saying 
> 'The network path was not found'. 

Implies that the Samba server is sending out the browse information, but 
that only contains a hostname, not the IP address it equates to. So when 
the XP machine tries to connect to \\zerofive it still has no idea what 
IP address to connect to.

> Nothing at all appears in the samba logs, nor in the messages 
> log. 

Not surprising, it never gets there.

> Here is my Samba config: 
>
> [global]
>    workgroup = MSHOME
>    server string = Samba Server
>    security = user
>    encrypt passwords = yes
>    local master = yes
>    wins support = yes
>
> [homes]
>    browseable = no
>    writable = yes
>    create mode = 0664
>    directory mode = 0775
>    map archive = no
>
> [data]
>     path = /home/data
>     read only = no
>     map archive = no

Seems fine. If you want to avoid configuring a DNS then set up your 
Windows boxes to use the Samba box as a WINS server by its IP address; 
the option is on the TCP/IP control panel or if you're using DHCP you 
can set it via that route. The "wins support = yes" means that you're 
set up to provide WINS to the network anyway.

Of course, if you're in a hurry, then \\192.168.0.123\sharename will 
work fine; you don't need to resolve the name.

--
Angus Rae
Science & Engineering Support, EUCS, University of Edinburgh
The above opinions are mine, and Edinburgh Uni can't have them


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