samba - Aug 2002 - Question on Accessing Samba Shares from a Windows XP Pro box...

Howdy.

I created a Linux File Server (Redhat 7.3, w/ Samba 2.2.3) and some file shares
for my documents. I can ping the server from my Windows XP pro box and vice
versa, I know Samba is running and have the "encrypted passwords"
option in Samba turned on.

On the XP machine, I can see the linux file server, but cannot access any of the
shares. It tells me I don't have permission (or some goofy thing like this).

Does anyone know of some "common" stumbling points I may be
experiencing here? Any advice would be appreciated.

-Steve

Steve,

A couple of easy questions first.

Did you create a user using smbpasswd on the RedHat box?

If so, are you using the /USER:xxxx in your net use command, or are you 
trying to do it from the GUI?

Barry deFreese
Newbie

On Thursday 15 August 2002 02:08 pm, Technology Listserves
wrote:
> Howdy.
>
> I created a Linux File Server (Redhat 7.3, w/ Samba 2.2.3) and some file
> shares for my documents. I can ping the server from my Windows XP pro box
> and vice versa, I know Samba is running and have the "encrypted
passwords"
> option in Samba turned on.
>
> On the XP machine, I can see the linux file server, but cannot access any
> of the shares. It tells me I don't have permission (or some goofy thing
> like this).
>
> Does anyone know of some "common" stumbling points I may be
experiencing
> here? Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> -Steve

Steve,

Another thing that I forgot to add.  I think RedHat turns on ipchains by 
default so you need to make sure that you are allowing ports 137 through 139 
inbound to that machine.

Barry deFreese
Newbie

On Thursday 15 August 2002 02:08 pm, Technology Listserves
wrote:
> Howdy.
>
> I created a Linux File Server (Redhat 7.3, w/ Samba 2.2.3) and some file
> shares for my documents. I can ping the server from my Windows XP pro box
> and vice versa, I know Samba is running and have the "encrypted
passwords"
> option in Samba turned on.
>
> On the XP machine, I can see the linux file server, but cannot access any
> of the shares. It tells me I don't have permission (or some goofy thing
> like this).
>
> Does anyone know of some "common" stumbling points I may be
experiencing
> here? Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> -Steve