Hi Daniel, Thanks for your advice. On Thu, 2002-10-24 at 00:29, Daniel Liston wrote: > You might want to consider switching the localhost.localdomain > and localhost around on the 127 line of your /etc/hosts file. Whether you meant switch the position of localhost.localdomain as follow: Old /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 192.168.0.1 SCW98 192.168.0.2 M40G New /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain 192.168.0.1 SCW98 192.168.0.2 M40G > /etc/hosts should define the 127.0.0.1 address with the short > name of localhost first, and all other aliases to it after. > Any other IP should be listed with its FULL internet name, then > any aliases or short names after. If you do not have a FULL > name on the IP line first, sendmail can take a very long time > to start. You may have to do a lot of tweaking to get sendmail > running without complaining. Noted with thanks > Considering you are not running DNS on your linux or windows > machines, you should also populate the "hosts" file on the > windows machine to match the "hosts" file on you linux box. No. DNS is not running on Samba server nor on Win98 > In windows 98, you will need to copy the HOSTS.SAM file to hosts > and then edit hosts. Could you please provide me more detail, whether starting from "regedit"? Thanks in advance. Stephen Liu > > > > Lot of thanks for your advice. My Samba server works now with following > > adjustment made to > > > > 1) > > /etc/samba/smb.conf > > [global] > > > > workgroup = SEC > > guest account = satimis > > encrypt passwords = yes > > security = user > > > > [homes] > > comment = Home Directories > > read only = No > > guest ok = Yes > > > > 2) Delete IPX/SPX on Win98 > > > > 3) New /etc/hosts > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > > 192.168.0.1 SCW98 > > 192.168.0.2 M40G > > > > > > I still have following problems and expected to be advised. > > > > 1) # umount /mnt/Win98 could not dismount the directory. I have to > > stop Samba server with "service smb stop" first. > > > > 2) If I don't add "192.168.0.2 M40G" in /etc/hosts, the computer-name of > > Samba server appears as "localhost" under the workgroup on Win98. If I > > add ""192.168.0.2 M40G" in /etc/hosts",at starting RH8.0 it takes quite > > long time to detect > > > > a) Starting sendmail [OK] > > b) Starting sm-client [OK] > > > > > > Kindly advise. Thanks > > > > > > > > On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 07:02, Gregory Malsack wrote: > > > >>1. is there a linux user account for the user account used to log into the > >>win98 machine? > >> > >>2. is there an smb user account mapped to the linux user account i.e. > >>smbadduser linux_user_name:win_user_name > > > > > > The Win98 login name and password are same as Samba server user, only > > one user for this test, but root is different. I login in as root for > > all tests because if I login as user "satimis" I am not allowed to start > > Samba server even with "su" on command line. What do you mean > > "smbadduser linux_user_name:win_user_name" > > > > - snip - > > > > But one thing amazes me is > > > > "The Windows boxes, WinME and Win98, used for this test have been used > > previously to test another Samba server. The setup on the latter was > > standard and went through without much difficulty. There are nothing > > changed made to the WinME and Win98 mentioned but I have been struggling > > for a week to setup this new Samba Server" > > > > B.Regards > > Stephen Liu > > > > > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: psyche-list-admin@redhat.com > >>[mailto:psyche-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Stephen Liu > >>Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 11:18 AM > >>To: psyche-list@redhat.com > >>Subject: Samba server and Win98 connection problem > >> > >> > >>Hi All Guys, > >> > >>The problem is as follows: > >> > >>ipchains and iptables stopped > >># service smb start > >> > >>Win98 is connected to Samba server via a crossover cable > >> > >>On Win98 > >>- 2 members found in the workgroup "Scw98"(Win98) and "M40G". > >>(Samba server) > >>- Clicking "M40G" popup a warning "permission not allowed" > >>- Searching computer with the name of Samba server "M40G" found it there > >>but searching with its IP address could not find it > >>- Ping "M40G" and IP address of Samba server showed connected > >> > >>On Samba server > >>"as root" > >>- "# mount" could not mount Samba server > >>- Ping SCW98 and IP address of Win98 showed connecting > >> > >> > >>INFORMATION > >>=========== > >> > >>Both Win98 and Samba server need password to login > >> > >>Samba server > >>OS - RH8.0 > >>2 NICs - one for broadband connection another for connecting Win98 via a > >>crossover cable > >>IP address - 192.168.0.2 > >>Computer name - M40G > >>Login : root > >> user = satimis with same password as Win98 login > >> > >>/etc/samba/smb.conf (basic configure) > >> > >>[global] > >> > >>workgroup = SEC > >>guest account = satimis > >>encrypt passwords = no > >>hosts allow = yes > >>security = share > >> > >>[test] > >>comment = share > >>path = /home > >>browseable = yes > >>read only = no > >>guest only = no > >>guest ok = yes > >> > >>/etc/hosts > >>127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > >>192.168.0.1 SCW98 > >>192.168.0.2 M40G > >> > >> > >>Win98 > >>IP address - 192.168.0.1 > >>Computer name - SCW98 > >>Login - satimis > >>password - same as user of Samba server > >> > >>Components > >>.... > >>- IPX/SPX > >>- Net BEUI > >>- NetBIOS support for IPX/SPX > >>- TCP/IP > >>.... > >> > >> > >>Kindly advise. Thanks in advance. > >> > >>Stephen Liu > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > 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
