I'm trying to get Samba 3.0.9-2.3 to work under Suse 9.2. This my very
first Linux install and I'm a little at sea here. There are so many things
that could be wrong I don't know where to start.
The Windows machine I'm using as a client has TCP/IP, file/printer sharing,
and Client for MS networks. He can't see the linux machine's
("Tolkien")
shares, but he can ping him.
This might be a name services issue because issuing a net command at the
windows box to enumerate the shares (I think that's net view) of the form
NET VIEW \\TOLKIEN results in a timeout and error, but
NET VIEW \\172.20.0.5 results in a correct list of the shares I've
configured on the box!
C:\WINDOWS>net view \\172.20.0.5
Shared resources at \\172.20.0.5
Samba 3.0.9-2.3-SUSE
Share name Type Used as Comment
-------------------------------------------
archive Disk archived files
(etc)
I know the IP addresses look odd, I won't go into the reasons using a class
B but that's worked properly for years, so that's not the issue. Layer 2
connectivity is good.
I'm confused about the firewall on SuSE; it's enabled and maybe it
shouldn't be. All boxes on this little network are on a switch which goes
to a router, thence to my DSL modem. I'm not using the SuSE box as a
gateway, it's just on another switch port like the Windows boxes. The
firewall has the same interface defined as the inside port and the outside
port.
But the YAST GUI for configuring Samba has a checkbox for opening all
appropriate firewall ports, and I did that. I went back to check and it's
still checked.
For grins, I portscanned tolkien. TCP ports open are: 21, 22, 25, 110, 139,
445. UDP ports: None.
I tried this:
net use k: \\172.20.0.5\archive
It works! Well, almost. It prompts for username and password, and username
and pw I use to login at the linux box doesn't work. "root" with
his
password works.
I need to get some permissions issues ironed out later.
-Tom
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Misty Stanley-Jones
2005-Feb-08 17:00 UTC
[Samba] Basic Samba functionality under SuSE 9.2
Top-posting only because it's short. You need to start nmbd on the Linux box. Make sure that it is not a local, domain, or preferred master, and that the OS level is low (5 or so). Misty On Tuesday 08 February 2005 11:55 am, Tom Peters wrote:> I'm trying to get Samba 3.0.9-2.3 to work under Suse 9.2. This my very > first Linux install and I'm a little at sea here. There are so many things > that could be wrong I don't know where to start. > > The Windows machine I'm using as a client has TCP/IP, file/printer sharing, > and Client for MS networks. He can't see the linux machine's ("Tolkien") > shares, but he can ping him. > > This might be a name services issue because issuing a net command at the > windows box to enumerate the shares (I think that's net view) of the form > > NET VIEW \\TOLKIEN results in a timeout and error, but > NET VIEW \\172.20.0.5 results in a correct list of the shares I've > configured on the box! > > C:\WINDOWS>net view \\172.20.0.5 > Shared resources at \\172.20.0.5 > > Samba 3.0.9-2.3-SUSE > > Share name Type Used as Comment > > ------------------------------------------- > archive Disk archived files > (etc) > > I know the IP addresses look odd, I won't go into the reasons using a class > B but that's worked properly for years, so that's not the issue. Layer 2 > connectivity is good. > > I'm confused about the firewall on SuSE; it's enabled and maybe it > shouldn't be. All boxes on this little network are on a switch which goes > to a router, thence to my DSL modem. I'm not using the SuSE box as a > gateway, it's just on another switch port like the Windows boxes. The > firewall has the same interface defined as the inside port and the outside > port. > > But the YAST GUI for configuring Samba has a checkbox for opening all > appropriate firewall ports, and I did that. I went back to check and it's > still checked. > > For grins, I portscanned tolkien. TCP ports open are: 21, 22, 25, 110, 139, > 445. UDP ports: None. > > I tried this: > > net use k: \\172.20.0.5\archive > > It works! Well, almost. It prompts for username and password, and username > and pw I use to login at the linux box doesn't work. "root" with his > password works. > > I need to get some permissions issues ironed out later. > > -Tom > > > > > [Philosophy] Man's loneliness is but his fear of life. --Eugene O'neil > --... ...-- -.. . -. ----. --.- --.- -... > tpeters@nospam.mixcom.com (remove "nospam") N9QQB (amateur radio) > "HEY YOU" (loud shouting) WEB ADDRESS http//www.mixweb.com/tpeters > 43? 7' 17.2" N by 88? 6' 28.9" W, Elevation 815', Grid Square EN53wc > WAN/LAN/Telcom Analyst, Tech Writer, MCP, Cisco Certified CCNA
At 08:00 PM 2/8/2005 +0000, you wrote:>On Tuesday 08 February 2005 11:55 am, Tom Peters wrote: > I'm trying to get Samba 3.0.9-2.3 to work under Suse 9.2. This my very > first Linux install and I'm a little at sea here. There are so many things > that could be wrong I don't know where to start. > > The Windows machine I'm using as a client has TCP/IP, file/printer sharing, > and Client for MS networks. He can't see the linux machine's ("Tolkien") > shares, but he can ping him. > > This might be a name services issue because issuing a net command at the > windows box to enumerate the shares (I think that's net view) of the form > > NET VIEW \\TOLKIEN results in a timeout and error, but > NET VIEW \\172.20.0.5 results in a correct list of the shares I've > configured on the box! > > C:\WINDOWS>net view \\172.20.0.5 > Shared resources at \\172.20.0.5 > Samba 3.0.9-2.3-SUSE > Share name Type Used as Comment > ------------------------------------------- > archive Disk archived files > > I'm confused about the firewall on SuSE; it's enabled and maybe it > shouldn't be. All boxes on this little network are on a switch which goes > to a router, thence to my DSL modem. I'm not using the SuSE box as a > gateway, it's just on another switch port like the Windows boxes. The > firewall has the same interface defined as the inside port and the outside > port. > > But the YAST GUI for configuring Samba has a checkbox for opening all > appropriate firewall ports, and I did that. I went back to check and it's > still checked. > > For grins, I portscanned tolkien. TCP ports open are: 21, 22, 25, 110, 139, > 445. UDP ports: None. > > I tried this: > > net use k: \\172.20.0.5\archive > > It works! Well, almost. It prompts for username and password, and username > and pw I use to login at the linux box doesn't work. "root" with his > password works. > > I need to get some permissions issues ironed out later.>>You need to start nmbd on the Linux box. >>Make sure that it is not a local, domain, or preferred master, and that the >>OS level is low (5 or so). >> >>MistyOk, thanks for that info. A few questions, remembering that this is my first Linux box: 1. Doesn't this seem to imply that nmbd is running already? tolkien:~ # ps -ef|grep nmbd root 4036 1 0 10:35 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/nmbd -D -s /etc/samba/ 2. There is a config step in YAST setup of Samba that asks, in a dialog called Base Settings, for "Workgroup or Domain Name" and "Domain Controller". Under WG or DN I have Rivendell, which is the name of the workgroup that all the WIndows boxes use to talk to each other. It's not further qualified, it's just the one lowercase word. Under Domain controller, it's a pulldown, and the two choices are: "Primary (PDC)" and "No DC" and I picked "Primary (PDC)". Is that a bad choice? 3. I don't see where to set OS level or understand what you mean by that. You don't mean runlevel, I think. You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred." -- Woody Allen --... ...-- -.. . -. ----. --.- --.- -... tpeters@nospam.mixcom.com (remove "nospam") N9QQB (amateur radio) "HEY YOU" (loud shouting) WEB ADDRESS http//www.mixweb.com/tpeters 43? 7' 17.2" N by 88? 6' 28.9" W, Elevation 815', Grid Square EN53wc WAN/LAN/Telcom Analyst, Tech Writer, MCP, Cisco Certified CCNA