On 12/12/15 18:37, DavidA wrote:> Hi
>
> I have configured a Raspberry Pi (running Raspbian o/s) to act as a Samba
> server to share files with my home Windows workgroup. One of my Windows 7
> laptops can see the share fine, but the other WIndows 7 laptop refuses to
> see the Pi server at all. I have checked all the obvious things
> (Workgroup
> name, password etc) and don't know what else to do. I would welcome any
> suggestions. In case it helps, below is the active content of my smb.conf
> file.
>
> Best regards
>
> David
>
> smb.conf:
>
> [global]
> usershare allow guests = yes
> workgroup = <my workgroup name>
> wins support = true
> map to guest = bad user
> dns proxy = no
> passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
> max log size = 1000
> os level = 20
> passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n
> *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:*
> %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> passdb backend = tdbsam
> pam password change = yes
> server role = standalone server
> obey pam restrictions = yes
> syslog = 0
> unix password sync = yes
>
> [homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> browseable = no
> read only = yes
> create mask = 0700
> directory mask = 0700
> valid users = %S
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> browseable = no
> path = /var/spool/samba
> printable = yes
> guest ok = no
> read only = yes
> create mask = 0700
>
> [print$]
> comment = Printer Drivers
> path = /var/lib/samba/printers
> browseable = yes
> read only = yes
> guest ok = no
>
> [Data]
> path = /mnt/data
> writeable = yes
> public = yes
>
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Possibly a firewall problem, temporarily turn off the firewall on the
win7 laptop that cannot see your rpi, if this works, you know where to look.
Rowland