> Hello Samba Team,
>
> I am new to Linux, but not to networking. However, I am having a bear of a
> time setting up Samba on a small test network - 3 Machines. I have read
> all your example setup files for Samba, config, lmhosts, hosts, resolve,
> etc., and have read back to back "Linux - Samba Server
Administration" by
> Roderick W. Smith (Craig Hunt Linux Library)
>
> My test network (10-100 ethernet) consists of a Ascend p85 router using
> internal DNS, DHCP, NAT, etc with a 128k ISDN connection to the internet.
> In the router exists a DNS table for the machines and DHCP table that
> assigns addresses by MAC address.
> Each machine gets the same address every time they setup. All machines see
> each other.
>
> The NET is:
>
> I have tried various configs (simple to complex) for Samba via the swat
> tool. No cigar!
> Run through the your trouble shooting protocols and still can not see
> shares on my W2K client machine.
> I can see the Linux Server and comment string from the config file via
> the Windows 2000 Network tools.
>
> Server:
> Rhat 7.1 Intel 1.2 GHz PIII 2U server - plenty of everything, disk space,
> ram memory 512 mb, etc.
Standart Install of RH7.1 with medium security? Then you have an
software fire wall installed that bolcks the ports needed for samba.
Look for ipchains, iptables.
Christian
>
> Two Clients:
> Windows 2000 AMD 1.2 GHz box - plenty of everything, disk space, ram
> memory 512 mb, etc.
> Rhat 7.1 IBM 600X Thinkpad - 600 Mhz PIII w/ 20 GB disk space and 64 mb
> memory - PCMCIA adaptor.
>
> ** I would like to start a conversation via e-mail with someone on your
> team to get me back on track. **
>
> Can you help.
>
> Steven
>
> Steven L. Sprague
> Large Enterprise Direct
> Advisory Project Manager
> (919) 486-9879; T/L 526-9879
>
> IBM Corporation
> 3039 Cornwallis Road
> Bldg 629 Office Q101
> RTP, NC 27709
>
> Internet: ssprague@us.ibm.com
>
>
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