I have a Samba server running on an AIX 4.4.3 RS6000 that has been serving up files without problem. Recently, a pair of machines, both Windows 2000 Pro, haven't been able to gain access to any of the Samba resources on the AIX server though they were both able to previously. Other WinNT and Win2k machines can get to these shared resources fine, just not these two. I haven't found anything yet to give a reason why or support a fix for this. Does anyone have any suggestions or paths to lead me down? Paul Harlow CCNA, MCP System and Network Administrator SKLD Information Services LLC 720 S. Colorado Blvd. Suite 1000N Denver, CO 80246 (303) 820-0861 (720) 313-6125 cell pharlow@skld.com
Can the w2k pro machines see the AIX box in my network places? are you trying to do this across subnets? Is there an error message you can share? At 11:04 AM 5/9/2002 -0600, Paul Harlow wrote:>I have a Samba server running on an AIX 4.4.3 RS6000 that has been serving >up files without problem. Recently, a pair of machines, both Windows 2000 >Pro, haven't been able to gain access to any of the Samba resources on the >AIX server though they were both able to previously. Other WinNT and Win2k >machines can get to these shared resources fine, just not these two. >I haven't found anything yet to give a reason why or support a fix for this. >Does anyone have any suggestions or paths to lead me down? > >Paul Harlow CCNA, MCP >System and Network Administrator >SKLD Information Services LLC >720 S. Colorado Blvd. Suite 1000N >Denver, CO 80246 >(303) 820-0861 >(720) 313-6125 cell >pharlow@skld.com > > >-- >To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
"Windows cannot find '\\server1'. Check Spelling..." and "The semaphore timeout has expired..." The semaphore error comes up about a tenth of the time that the other one does. This server can be resolved without problems using both WINS and DNS. We're not reaching across a subnet here, all machines affected are on the same subnet. All machines, Win2k and WinNT4 can see this server in Network Neighborhood/Places fine as well. It's just that when you click on them or type their names in the address field they're not accessible with the given messages returned as errors. If already tried removing and reinstalling Windows Networking from these machines to no avail. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Sam Barasch [mailto:barasch@biostat.wisc.edu] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:45 AM To: Paul Harlow; Samba List (E-mail) Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows 2000 and Samba Can the w2k pro machines see the AIX box in my network places? are you trying to do this across subnets? Is there an error message you can share? At 11:04 AM 5/9/2002 -0600, Paul Harlow wrote:>I have a Samba server running on an AIX 4.4.3 RS6000 that has been serving >up files without problem. Recently, a pair of machines, both Windows 2000 >Pro, haven't been able to gain access to any of the Samba resources on the >AIX server though they were both able to previously. Other WinNT and Win2k >machines can get to these shared resources fine, just not these two. >I haven't found anything yet to give a reason why or support a fix forthis.>Does anyone have any suggestions or paths to lead me down? > >Paul Harlow CCNA, MCP >System and Network Administrator >SKLD Information Services LLC >720 S. Colorado Blvd. Suite 1000N >Denver, CO 80246 >(303) 820-0861 >(720) 313-6125 cell >pharlow@skld.com > > >-- >To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Sam: It wasn't pointing at the WINS server at first (the machine that I've primarily been working with) but is now and I've put an entry into the LMHosts file. I also changed the LMHosts file as you directed but it didn't help any. The DNS server works fine to resolve those names from both itself and the Win2k machine in question. Szilard: There was never a mapping on this machine though there was a 'shortcut' in "My Network Places". I got rid of that but the service to that server still doesn't work. Also, there was a reghack that I found for Win2k that added a longer timeout value to connect to this resource. That didn't help either. Any other ideas or thoughts are greatly appreciated! Paul -----Original Message----- From: Sam Barasch [mailto:barasch@biostat.wisc.edu] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:41 PM To: Samba List (E-mail) Subject: RE: [Samba] Windows 2000 and Samba It sounds like you're having a windows networking error - do you have both faulty w2k machines and the samba server pointing at the WINS server? Or better yet, is your samba server configured as a WINS server? If it's a windows networking error, try renaming %system root%\system32\drivers\etc\lmhosts.sam to %system root%\system32\drivers\etc\lmhosts (i.e. remove the .sam file suffix) read the comments in the lmhosts file and edit the lmhosts file as appropriate for your network Finally, check your DNS setup on the two faulty w2k machines, w2k relies on DNS a lot more for netbios name resolution. From the w2k command prompt, do a nslookup server name and see how long that takes - if that's not working you may need to tweak your DNS settings on those two w2k machines. I'm curious as to what's going on, so keep us posted. --- Sam Barasch Computer Systems Support Department of Biostatistics University of Wisconsin Madison At 12:18 PM 5/9/2002 -0600, Paul Harlow wrote:>"Windows cannot find '\\server1'. Check Spelling..." >and >"The semaphore timeout has expired..." >The semaphore error comes up about a tenth of the time that the other one >does. > >This server can be resolved without problems using both WINS and DNS. We're >not reaching across a subnet here, all machines affected are on the same >subnet. All machines, Win2k and WinNT4 can see this server in Network >Neighborhood/Places fine as well. It's just that when you click on them or >type their names in the address field they're not accessible with the given >messages returned as errors. >If already tried removing and reinstalling Windows Networking from these >machines to no avail. > >Paul > >-----Original Message----- >From: Sam Barasch [mailto:barasch@biostat.wisc.edu] >Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:45 AM >To: Paul Harlow; Samba List (E-mail) >Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows 2000 and Samba > > >Can the w2k pro machines see the AIX box in my network places? > >are you trying to do this across subnets? > >Is there an error message you can share? > >At 11:04 AM 5/9/2002 -0600, Paul Harlow wrote: > >I have a Samba server running on an AIX 4.4.3 RS6000 that has beenserving> >up files without problem. Recently, a pair of machines, both Windows 2000 > >Pro, haven't been able to gain access to any of the Samba resources onthe> >AIX server though they were both able to previously. Other WinNT andWin2k> >machines can get to these shared resources fine, just not these two. > >I haven't found anything yet to give a reason why or support a fix for >this. > >Does anyone have any suggestions or paths to lead me down? > > > >Paul Harlow CCNA, MCP > >System and Network Administrator > >SKLD Information Services LLC > >720 S. Colorado Blvd. Suite 1000N > >Denver, CO 80246 > >(303) 820-0861 > >(720) 313-6125 cell > >pharlow@skld.com > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > >instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > >-- >To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba-- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Do the two "problem" machines have NetBEUI or IPX installed and set as the primary protocol?>Other WinNT and Win2k >machines can get to these shared resources fine, just not these two.Adam
No, TCP/IP is the only protocol installed and the only one used here. No need for either of the other two. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Adam Manock [mailto:abmanock@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 3:33 PM To: Paul Harlow; Samba List (E-mail) Subject: RE: [Samba] Windows 2000 and Samba Do the two "problem" machines have NetBEUI or IPX installed and set as the primary protocol?>Other WinNT and Win2k >machines can get to these shared resources fine, just not these two.Adam
I need to add some windows 2000 pc's to my Samba PDC...how do i go about it? Steven Brown DoveBid-Bache tel 0121 212 0005 fax 0121 212 0009 <<http://www.dovebid.com/>> business-to-business auctioneers on-line and on-site ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________
Steven, There is some good initial documentation available on the internet. Try: The "SAMBA Project Documentation" at www.samba.org contains some chapter about Win NT. Also look at http://www.petedotcom.com/networking/linux_samba.html And try www.google.com, using "Samba,Win NT, Win 2000".