[Samba] Samba and *groan* Windows XP Home problems!

Joel Hammer
Tue, 06 Aug 2002 15:06:03 -0000

Have you tried using guest ok = yes in the share and
guest account = ftp in global?

Joel

On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 04:02:25PM +0100, Andy - SMB
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This has probably been covered before but after 4 hours of searching
I'm
> nearly at the point of throwing my XP machine out of the window!!
> I have set up Samba (v 2.2.5) on my Red Hat 7.1 box. From the Red Hat box I
> can see all the other computers on the network (other Linux machines,
Win2k,
> Windows ME and my Windows XP box), and get access to the shared drives on
> them. The linux box can also use the printers attached to the XP box.....
>
> My problem is that I can't get the XP box to connect to my Red Hat
machine.
> It can see the machine on the network, it can even see the share, but when
I
> try to access it, I get a username/password prompt.  No matter what
Username
> and password I use nothing seems to work.
>
> I have done the "requiresignorseal" registry thing. Below is my
smb.conf....
>
> I also can't connect from Windows ME, but this isn't so important!
BTW Win2K
> is fine!!
>
> Please help... before I loose all my hair and have to replace my office
> window :)
>
> =======smb.conf==========> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from voyager (127.0.0.1)
> # Date: 2002/08/06 15:08:45
>
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>  workgroup = HOME
>  server string = Samba Server
>  encrypt passwords = Yes
>  map to guest = Bad User
>  null passwords = Yes
>  log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>  max log size = 50
>  socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>  domain logons = Yes
>  preferred master = True
>  domain master = True
>  dns proxy = No
>
> [printers]
>  comment = All Printers
>  path = /var/spool/samba
>  printable = Yes
>  browseable = No
>
> [andyw]
>  path = /home/andyw
>  username = andyw
>  guest account >  admin users = andyw
> ========END============>
> Andy Williams
>
>
>
>
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