Bob; Understood. I was making what I thought was a tremendous effort, but if I had just done what it says in section 16.2.1 of the RH8 Customization Guide, I could have saved myself hours of time. Of course, I wouldn't know half as much about Samba as I do now... Here's another somewhat related question for you then; I have my little net behind a hardware firewall (Linsys BEFSR41), but I still want the software firewall running on my linux box. So I choose High Security in the Security Level GUI app, and in the text entry box at the bottom I put "135:tcp, 137:tcp, 139:tcp" (no quotes in the box) to open the netbios ports. Is this correct and complete? On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 20:17, Robert L. Cochran wrote: > Thank you. Do remember that unencrypted passwords, even when you can > send them, are undesirable. It is worth the effort to secure them. > > Bob > > > On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 19:43, * wrote: > > On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 21:19, Robert L. Cochran wrote: > > > Windows 98 will send encrypted no matter what you do. > > > > I draw your attention to this item: > > > > ================================== > > Microsoft KnowledgeBase Document: > > ================================== > > > > Unable to Connect to a Samba Server with Windows 98 > > > > The information in this article applies to: > > > > Microsoft Windows 98 > > > > SYMPTOMS > > > > When you attempt to connect to a Samba server or a LanManager server > > from > > your Windows 98-based client computer, the following error message may > > be > > displayed: > > > > Incorrect Password. > > > > > > This error message may occur even though you provide the correct user > > account and password. > > > > CAUSE > > > > This behavior occurs because Windows 98 does not send plain text > > passwords to Server Message Block (SMB) servers by default. > > > > RESOLUTION > > To resolve this issue, use either of the following methods: > > > > Method 1 > > > > Configure the Samba server to support Challenge-Handshake > > Authentication Protocol (CHAP) password encryption. Please refer to > > your Samba documentation for information on how to configure a Samba > > SMB > > server. > > > > NOTE: This is the preferred method to resolve this issue because it is > > more secure than sending unencrypted passwords over the network. > > > > Method 2 > > > > You can enable Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) plain text > > password use in Windows 98. To do so, use the following steps. > > > > WARNING: If you enable plain text password use in Windows 98, all > > passwords are sent on the network in an unencrypted format. These > > passwords > > may be viewed by anyone using a network monitoring program. If > > security is > > a concern for your network environment, do not enable plain text > > passwords. > > > > 1. Insert your Windows 98 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. > > > > 2. Click Start, and then click Run. > > > > 3. In the Open box, type "<drive>:\tools\mtsutil" (without the > > quotation > > marks), where <drive> is the letter of the CD-ROM drive that > > contains > > the Windows 98 CD-ROM, and then click OK. > > > > > > 4. Right-click the Ptxt_on.inf file, and then click Install. > > > > 5. Restart your computer. > > > > Method 3 > > > > You should use the following method only if you do not have access to > > the Windows 98 CD-ROM. These steps enable PAP password use without the > > CD-ROM as mentioned in method 2. > > > > 1. Start Regedit.exe. > > > > 2. Locate the following key in the registry: > > > > HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP > > > > 3. Change the data value for the EnablePlainTextPassword value to "1" > > (without the quotation marks). > > > > > > 4. Restart your computer. > > > > MORE INFORMATION > > > > Note that this issue may also occur with other non-Microsoft SMB > > servers, such as VAX or Pathworks NOS. > > > > Keywords : 3rdpartynet win98 > > Version : WINDOWS: > > Platform : WINDOWS > > Issue type : kbprb > > > > > First off -- you must configure Windows 98 to login individual users. > > > See the Samba web site for more information about this. > > > > > > In your smb.conf file, you must have 'encrypted = yes' uncommented. > > > > > > Also, you must initialize the smbpasswd file with the passwords of the > > > user on the Windows 98 box. That username and password must match the > > > username password of the user account on the Linux box, too. Remember > > > that usernames are case sensitive. user 'jsmith' is different from 'Jsmith'. > > > > > > If your networking is all set up correctly and working flawlessly, you > > > should be able to connect from the Windows box to the Samba share on the > > > Linux box for that same user. > > > > > > I strongly reccomend you either read the documentation on the Samba site > > > or read the Samba book published by O'Reilly and Associates. Also do > > > carefully read your smb.conf file. > > > > > > Bob Cochran > > > Greenbelt, Maryland, USA > > > > > > > > > * wrote: > > > > > > >Anyone have any idea why I can't get my Win98SE box to connect to my RH8 > > > >homes shares without sending the passwords as clear text (instead of the > > > >default encrypted)? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Psyche-list mailing list > > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Psyche-list mailing list > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > >
