did you try to "encrypt passwords" and generate a smbpasswd for your
windows
user?
2008/6/19 dora kwatampora <dora.kwatampora@gmail.com>:
> i still cant see the server in windows my network places.
> when i try to connect from windows explorer using \\IP ADD\share , i get
> the following error: The password or user name is invalid for
> \\IP_Add\share. so in webmin, i edited the security for the share and added
> valid users and gave them permission to view the share but still cant get
> into the share :-(
> the nbtstat gives me a response though.
>
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Hector Blanco
<white.lists@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> yes... I think the workgroup must be the same for all computers (you
can
>> check that in smb.conf)
>>
>> You can always open (in the windows machine) execute nbtstat -A
>> IP_of_the_Free_bsd_linux_machine and see if you have a response (maybe
>> you'll find this old mail interesting:
>> http://uvlug.org/pipermail/list/2005-January/000147.html)
>>
>> I don't know if it has changed in newer samba versions, but to
connect
>> from
>> windows you had to encrypt passwords too (in smb.conf)
>>
>>
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/servers/43111-samba-shares-not-showing.html
>>
>>
>> 2008/6/19 Assaf Flatto <assaf.flatto@ssp.uk.com>:
>>
>> >
>> > In the workgroup definitions, what did you put ?
>> > and what do you have in your windows machine workgroup - or does
it
>> belong
>> > to a specific domain ?
>> >
>> > Assaf
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thursday 19 June 2008 12:36:12 dora kwatampora wrote:
>> > > quick question....
>> > > how do i get to see my samba server on windows my network
places?
>> > > am running freebsd 7.0 and i installed samba and configured
it using
>> > SWAT.
>> > > it is on the same subnet as all the windows machines.
>> > > please help.........
>> > >
>> > > asante!
>> >
>> >
>> >
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