thanks kirk. Shaun.. "Has anyone ever tasted an "END"? Are they really bitter?" EMAIL: shauno at goanna.net.au ICQ: 76958435 YAHOO ID: blindman01_2000 IRC NICK/SERVER: |3|1ndm4n on #aussiefriends on www.jong.com:6667 On Tue, 22 May 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > First, I am not a samba expert. But I would start with *not* leaving one > line in a section commented. If you don't like the default of what is on > the line, change the value. Whether this has any effect or not is beyond > me. One line I noticed commented out that I never left out was the > hosts-allow line. I would uncomment it and modify it accordingly. > > Second, realize that the sambe server and the sambe client are only > related in that they come from the same place and work in oposite > directions. Attempting to use the samba client to troubleshoot the sambe > server is pointless. They work independantly. (The execption is that you > can use the samba client to try connecting to the sambe server on the same > machine. > > Finally, don't trust Network Neighborhood. By m$ specs, not showing up > there is not a sign of malfunction. If you can run the command \\server > and a window opens it works. (I found making linux the master browser did > work better here.) > > That being said, first step is to ping each of the machines. Ping by name > and ping by number. (I would also get rid of wins. It only helps in a > segmented network. Use a hosts file instead.) If you can ping then attempt > to connect. From the w2k machine attempt to run \\ipaddress. Hopefully it > will bring up a login box. (Remember simple is better.) > > Finally, if you can't seem to get past the login box revisit your decision > to use encrypted passwords. Last time I played with samba there was a > couple paragraphs about getting this to work. It just seemed much easier > to modify my registry and go on with life. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
