samba - Dec 2001 - It goes out of the window, or it stays in windows

I have installed RedHat Linux 7.2 and tried to get Samba working.
I have tried a lot, but I keep bouncing the fact that on the linuxserver it
is not possible to lookup itself using: nmblookup linuxserver.
All other machines in the network are ok. I can find them through the
nmblookup easy.

Broadcast is ok, subnet mask brought back to 255.255.255.0, in fact it seems
that all is in place as I have created a separate network for this purpose.
Trying to do a net view or net use from the Windows 98 PC is dramatic. Keep
getting the error 59: Unexpected network error bla bla gates bla.

Just a short test: Is the firewall (installed by default in RH 7.2)
configured to let in requests on port 137-139 ?

Eirik Thorsnes

On Tuesday 04 December 2001 20:18, you wrote:
> I have installed RedHat Linux 7.2 and tried to get Samba working.
> I have tried a lot, but I keep bouncing the fact that on the linuxserver it
> is not possible to lookup itself using: nmblookup linuxserver.
> All other machines in the network are ok. I can find them through the
> nmblookup easy.
>
> Broadcast is ok, subnet mask brought back to 255.255.255.0, in fact it
> seems that all is in place as I have created a separate network for this
> purpose. Trying to do a net view or net use from the Windows 98 PC is
> dramatic. Keep getting the error 59: Unexpected network error bla bla gates
> bla.
>
> From the diagnosis.txt I got to step 8, as you would expect from the
> messages above, as I got the billy message 59.
>
> I need help as I would like to get this thing working, or get back using
> the NT-Server, combined with HP-UX.
> I am I newbie on the Linux, but ok on various Unix's.
>
> Thanks for helping.
>
> Dennis