Hello list!
I have a mixed network of 98 and XPHome machines I am trying to setup
with a Samba 3.0.0 file server, installed from Debian pkgs. I am able to
connect from the XPHome machines without a problem, yet from 98, I
can see the server (Aries) from NetNeighborhood but get an error when I
try to connect stating that the server could not be found (sorry don't
have the exact text. It has been a week since I've been on site, and I
am trying to fix this remotely from two hours drive away).
What does work fine from 98 is:
net use s: \\192.168.0.5\any_share
Though this gives similar error as browsing from NetNeighborhood:
net use s: \\aries\any_share
I have used a variety of smb.conf options, stabbing blindly in the dark,
trying to resolve this, including using swat. I feel a little over my
head since I have set this up before and not encountered such problems.
The network had had a Novell server previously, and I wondered if the
machines were still using modified network DLLs or something but have
confirmed that a new 98 install behaves the same. Tests I have done
from aries that seem to produce interesting results are:
nmblookup -M -- -.
returns the address of an XP machine on the network, if it's on, and a
failure if it's not.
Also,
nmblookup -U aries -R aries
produces 192.168.0.5 aries<00>, but,
nmblookup -R aries
produces name_query failed to find name aries. I am unsure if I am
misusing/misunderstanding nmblookup or not.
Anyway, I appreciate any help or clarification anyone might lend.
Thank you,
Andrew Laing
<andrew@hermesdigital.net>
###############################################################
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = BURKE
netbios name = aries
security = user
wins support = yes
domain master = yes
preferred master = yes
local master = yes
os level = 99
interfaces = eth1
ldap ssl = no
encrypt passwords = yes
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
[public]
comment = Samba server's public share
path = /home/public
read only = No
create mask = 0776
directory mask = 0776
guest ok = Yes
And these are my testparm results
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = BURKE
interfaces = eth1
os level = 99
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
wins support = Yes
ldap ssl = no
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
[public]
comment = Samba server's public share
path = /home/public
read only = No
create mask = 0776
directory mask = 0776
guest ok = Yes
