# testparm smb.conf Load smb config files from smb.conf Processing section "[documentation]" doing parameter comment = Engineering Documentation doing parameter path = /opt/eng-docs doing parameter writeable = Yes doing parameter guest ok = Yes pm_process() returned Yes lp_servicenumber: couldn't find homes Loaded services file OK. WARNING: You have some share names that are longer than 8 chars These may give errors while browsing or may not be accessible to some older clients Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions TEST 2: A ping is successful in both directions. I can ping the SAMBA host from the pc, and I can ping the pc from the samba host. TEST 3: During this test, I am prompted for the password to be manually entered. Is this normal behavior? # smbclient -L elgato pm_process() returned Yes lp_servicenumber: couldn't find homes codepage_initialise: client code page = 850 load_client_codepage: loading codepage 850. Adding chars 0x85 0xb7 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0xa0 0xb5 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x83 0xb6 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0xc6 0xc7 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x84 0x8e (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x86 0x8f (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x91 0x92 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x87 0x80 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x8a 0xd4 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x82 0x90 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x88 0xd2 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x89 0xd3 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x8d 0xde (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0xa1 0xd6 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x8c 0xd7 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x8b 0xd8 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0xd0 0xd1 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0xa4 0xa5 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x95 0xe3 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0xa2 0xe0 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x93 0xe2 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0xe4 0xe5 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x94 0x99 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x9b 0x9d (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x97 0xeb (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0xa3 0xe9 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x96 0xea (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x81 0x9a (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0xec 0xed (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0xe7 0xe8 (l->u = True) (u->l = True) Adding chars 0x9c 0x0 (l->u = False) (u->l = False) load_unicode_map: loading unicode map for codepage 850. added interface ip=aaa.bbb.2.152 bcast=aaa.bbb.2.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 Client started (version 2.0.7). resolve_lmhosts: Attempting lmhosts lookup for name elgato<0x20> getlmhostsent: lmhost entry: aaa.bbb.2.11 a41cpdir1 #DOM:E-PUBLIX getlmhostsent: lmhost entry: aaa.bbb.1.11 pdmaster #DOM:E-PUBLIX resolve_hosts: Attempting host lookup for name elgato<0x20> Connecting to aaa.bbb.2.152 at port 139 write_socket(4,76) write_socket(4,76) wrote 76 Sent session request got smb length of 0 size=0 smb_com=0x0 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=0 smb_flg2=0 smb_tid=0 smb_pid=0 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=0 smt_wct=0 smb_bcc=0 session request ok write_socket(4,168) write_socket(4,168) wrote 168 got smb length of 78 size=78 smb_com=0x72 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=0 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=17 smb_vwv[0]=6 (0x6) smb_vwv[1]=12800 (0x3200) smb_vwv[2]=256 (0x100) smb_vwv[3]=65280 (0xFF00) smb_vwv[4]=255 (0xFF) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=256 (0x100) smb_vwv[7]=55808 (0xDA00) smb_vwv[8]=5 (0x5) smb_vwv[9]=14592 (0x3900) smb_vwv[10]=3 (0x3) smb_vwv[11]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[12]=14487 (0x3897) smb_vwv[13]=53924 (0xD2A4) smb_vwv[14]=49358 (0xC0CE) smb_vwv[15]=61441 (0xF001) smb_vwv[16]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=9 [000] 45 2D 50 55 42 4C 49 58 00 E-PUBLIX . size=78 smb_com=0x72 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=0 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=17 smb_vwv[0]=6 (0x6) smb_vwv[1]=12800 (0x3200) smb_vwv[2]=256 (0x100) smb_vwv[3]=65280 (0xFF00) smb_vwv[4]=255 (0xFF) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=256 (0x100) smb_vwv[7]=55808 (0xDA00) smb_vwv[8]=5 (0x5) smb_vwv[9]=14592 (0x3900) smb_vwv[10]=3 (0x3) smb_vwv[11]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[12]=14487 (0x3897) smb_vwv[13]=53924 (0xD2A4) smb_vwv[14]=49358 (0xC0CE) smb_vwv[15]=61441 (0xF001) smb_vwv[16]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=9 [000] 45 2D 50 55 42 4C 49 58 00 E-PUBLIX . Password: write_socket(4,92) write_socket(4,92) wrote 92 got smb length of 67 size=67 smb_com=0x73 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=0 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=3 smb_vwv[0]=255 (0xFF) smb_vwv[1]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[2]=1 (0x1) smb_bcc=26 [000] 55 6E 69 78 00 53 61 6D 62 61 20 32 2E 30 2E 37 Unix.Sam ba 2.0.7 [010] 00 45 2D 50 55 42 4C 49 58 00 .E-PUBLI X. size=67 smb_com=0x73 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=0 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=3 smb_vwv[0]=255 (0xFF) smb_vwv[1]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[2]=1 (0x1) smb_bcc=26 [000] 55 6E 69 78 00 53 61 6D 62 61 20 32 2E 30 2E 37 Unix.Sam ba 2.0.7 [010] 00 45 2D 50 55 42 4C 49 58 00 .E-PUBLI X. Domain=[E-PUBLIX] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.0.7] session setup ok write_socket(4,79) write_socket(4,79) wrote 79 got smb length of 49 size=49 smb_com=0x75 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=3 smb_vwv[0]=255 (0xFF) smb_vwv[1]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[2]=1 (0x1) smb_bcc=8 [000] 49 50 43 00 49 50 43 00 IPC.IPC. tconx ok Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- size=95 smb_com=0x25 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=8 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=14 smb_vwv[0]=19 (0x13) smb_vwv[1]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[2]=1024 (0x400) smb_vwv[3]=65504 (0xFFE0) smb_vwv[4]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[7]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[8]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[9]=19 (0x13) smb_vwv[10]=76 (0x4C) smb_vwv[11]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[12]=95 (0x5F) smb_vwv[13]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=32 [000] 5C 50 49 50 45 5C 4C 41 4E 4D 41 4E 00 00 00 57 \PIPE\LA NMAN...W [010] 72 4C 65 68 00 42 31 33 42 57 7A 00 01 00 E0 FF rLeh.B13 BWz..... write_socket(4,99) write_socket(4,99) wrote 99 got smb length of 156 size=156 smb_com=0x25 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=10 smb_vwv[0]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[1]=92 (0x5C) smb_vwv[2]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[3]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[4]=56 (0x38) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=92 (0x5C) smb_vwv[7]=64 (0x40) smb_vwv[8]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[9]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=101 [000] 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 02 00 64 6F 63 73 00 00 00 ........ .docs... [010] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 28 00 00 00 49 50 43 ........ .(...IPC [020] 24 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 42 00 00 $....... .....B.. [030] 00 45 6E 67 69 6E 65 65 72 69 6E 67 20 44 6F 63 .Enginee ring Doc [040] 75 6D 65 6E 74 61 74 69 6F 6E 00 49 50 43 20 53 umentati on.IPC S [050] 65 72 76 69 63 65 20 28 53 61 6D 62 61 20 32 2E ervice ( Samba 2. [060] 30 2E 37 29 00 0.7). size=156 smb_com=0x25 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=10 smb_vwv[0]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[1]=92 (0x5C) smb_vwv[2]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[3]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[4]=56 (0x38) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=92 (0x5C) smb_vwv[7]=64 (0x40) smb_vwv[8]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[9]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=101 [000] 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 02 00 64 6F 63 73 00 00 00 ........ .docs... [010] 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 28 00 00 00 49 50 43 ........ .(...IPC [020] 24 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 42 00 00 $....... .....B.. [030] 00 45 6E 67 69 6E 65 65 72 69 6E 67 20 44 6F 63 .Enginee ring Doc [040] 75 6D 65 6E 74 61 74 69 6F 6E 00 49 50 43 20 53 umentati on.IPC S [050] 65 72 76 69 63 65 20 28 53 61 6D 62 61 20 32 2E ervice ( Samba 2. [060] 30 2E 37 29 00 0.7). docs Disk Engineering Documentation IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 2.0.7) Server Comment --------- ------- size=111 smb_com=0x25 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=8 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=14 smb_vwv[0]=35 (0x23) smb_vwv[1]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[2]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[3]=65535 (0xFFFF) smb_vwv[4]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[7]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[8]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[9]=35 (0x23) smb_vwv[10]=76 (0x4C) smb_vwv[11]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[12]=111 (0x6F) smb_vwv[13]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=48 [000] 5C 50 49 50 45 5C 4C 41 4E 4D 41 4E 00 68 00 57 \PIPE\LA NMAN.h.W [010] 72 4C 65 68 44 7A 00 42 31 36 42 42 44 7A 00 01 rLehDz.B 16BBDz.. [020] 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 45 2D 50 55 42 4C 49 58 00 .......E -PUBLIX. write_socket(4,115) write_socket(4,115) wrote 115 got smb length of 129 size=129 smb_com=0x25 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=10 smb_vwv[0]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[1]=65 (0x41) smb_vwv[2]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[3]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[4]=56 (0x38) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=65 (0x41) smb_vwv[7]=64 (0x40) smb_vwv[8]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[9]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=74 [000] 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 02 00 41 34 31 43 50 44 49 ........ .A41CPDI [010] 52 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 13 10 04 00 34 R1...... .......4 [020] 00 00 00 45 4C 47 41 54 4F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...ELGAT O....... [030] 00 00 00 00 00 03 9A 01 00 35 00 00 00 00 53 61 ........ .5....Sa [040] 6D 62 61 20 32 2E 30 2E 37 00 mba 2.0. 7. size=129 smb_com=0x25 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=10 smb_vwv[0]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[1]=65 (0x41) smb_vwv[2]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[3]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[4]=56 (0x38) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=65 (0x41) smb_vwv[7]=64 (0x40) smb_vwv[8]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[9]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=74 [000] 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 02 00 41 34 31 43 50 44 49 ........ .A41CPDI [010] 52 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 13 10 04 00 34 R1...... .......4 [020] 00 00 00 45 4C 47 41 54 4F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...ELGAT O....... [030] 00 00 00 00 00 03 9A 01 00 35 00 00 00 00 53 61 ........ .5....Sa [040] 6D 62 61 20 32 2E 30 2E 37 00 mba 2.0. 7. A41CPDIR1 ELGATO Samba 2.0.7 Workgroup Master --------- ------- size=111 smb_com=0x25 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=8 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=14 smb_vwv[0]=35 (0x23) smb_vwv[1]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[2]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[3]=65535 (0xFFFF) smb_vwv[4]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[7]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[8]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[9]=35 (0x23) smb_vwv[10]=76 (0x4C) smb_vwv[11]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[12]=111 (0x6F) smb_vwv[13]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=48 [000] 5C 50 49 50 45 5C 4C 41 4E 4D 41 4E 00 68 00 57 \PIPE\LA NMAN.h.W [010] 72 4C 65 68 44 7A 00 42 31 36 42 42 44 7A 00 01 rLehDz.B 16BBDz.. [020] 00 FF FF 00 00 00 80 45 2D 50 55 42 4C 49 58 00 .......E -PUBLIX. write_socket(4,115) write_socket(4,115) wrote 115 got smb length of 100 size=100 smb_com=0x25 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=10 smb_vwv[0]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[1]=36 (0x24) smb_vwv[2]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[3]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[4]=56 (0x38) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=36 (0x24) smb_vwv[7]=64 (0x40) smb_vwv[8]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[9]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=45 [000] 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 45 2D 50 55 42 4C 49 ........ .E-PUBLI [010] 58 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 80 1A X....... ........ [020] 00 00 00 41 34 31 43 50 44 49 52 31 00 ...A41CP DIR1. size=100 smb_com=0x25 smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=1 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=1497 smb_uid=0 smb_mid=1 smt_wct=10 smb_vwv[0]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[1]=36 (0x24) smb_vwv[2]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[3]=8 (0x8) smb_vwv[4]=56 (0x38) smb_vwv[5]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[6]=36 (0x24) smb_vwv[7]=64 (0x40) smb_vwv[8]=0 (0x0) smb_vwv[9]=0 (0x0) smb_bcc=45 [000] 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 45 2D 50 55 42 4C 49 ........ .E-PUBLI [010] 58 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 80 1A X....... ........ [020] 00 00 00 41 34 31 43 50 44 49 52 31 00 ...A41CP DIR1. E-PUBLIX A41CPDIR1 # ----end 'smbclient -L elgato' -------- Test 4: # nmblookup -B elgato __SAMBA__ pm_process() returned Yes lp_servicenumber: couldn't find homes added interface ip=172.30.2.152 bcast=172.30.2.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 bind succeeded on port 0 Socket opened. querying __SAMBA__ on 172.30.2.152 nmb packet from 172.30.2.152(137) header: id=27984 opcode=Query(0) response=No header: flags: bcast=Yes rec_avail=No rec_des=Yes trunc=No auth=No header: rcode=0 qdcount=1 ancount=0 nscount=0 arcount=0 question: q_name=__SAMBA__<00> q_type=32 q_class=1 Sending a packet of len 50 to (172.30.2.152) on port 137 read_udp_socket: lastip 172.30.2.152 lastport 137 read: 62 parse_nmb: packet id = 27984 Received a packet of len 62 from (172.30.2.152) port 137 nmb packet from 172.30.2.152(137) header: id=27984 opcode=Query(0) response=Yes header: flags: bcast=No rec_avail=Yes rec_des=Yes trunc=No auth=Yes header: rcode=0 qdcount=0 ancount=1 nscount=0 arcount=0 answers: nmb_name=__SAMBA__<00> rr_type=32 rr_class=1 ttl=259200 answers 0 char @..... hex 4000AC1E0298 Got a positive name query response from 172.30.2.152 ( 172.30.2.152 ) 172.30.2.152 __SAMBA__<00> # My /var/adm/messages file is full of the following messages: Apr 26 22:43:38 elgato inetd[165]: /opt/samba/bin/nmbd: Hangup Apr 26 22:43:44 elgato last message repeated 38 times Apr 26 22:43:45 elgato inetd[165]: netbios-ns/udp server failing (looping), service terminated Wow. That is a LOT of information. I hope some of it is useful. Please let me know what additional information I can provide to help anyone point me in the right direction.