samba - Jan 2005 - problem to mount network shares from windows machine

hello there , i need sum serious help so... _/-\o_ i
have a problem which is driving me crazy with my
network, i have been trying to find help on the net
for weeks now, but couldn't find any helpful sites
relating to my problem so i thought i'd try posting it
on here. I tried to include all the information i have
but i'm a linux n00b sort of... anyways i have a
network with three computers

machine#1: 10.0.0.1 windows 2000 prof
machine#2: 10.0.0.3 linux suse 9.0 with samba Version
2.2.8a-SuSE
machine#3: 10.0.0.4 windows 2000 prof

all machines can ping each other and both windows
machines can read each others shares and the shares of
the linux machine, in linux i can also mount the
shares of machine #1 but not the ones of machine #3
althought when doing:

smbclient -L machinename -U user

i can see the shares of machine#3 but when i try to
mount them with e.g.

mount -t smbfs -o username=xxx,password=xxxx
//machinename/SGC/ /test

it does not work, neither when i specify workgroup, ip
or more options i get the following error:

16025: tree connect failed: ERRDOS - ERRnosuchshare
(You specified an invalid share name)
SMB connection failed

the number 16025 changes btw, and if u think i have a
typo in my mount command because it says invalid share
name, that is not the problem, i have checked that
many times, and mounting shares from machine#1 is no
problem, that works fine. Another strange thing is
when i use:

smbmount //machinename/ftp3 test -o
username=xxxx,password=xxx 

it seems like there is no problem because it does not
return an error but then when i change to the /test/
directory and want to c what is in it by using 'ls' i
get this:
/bin/ls: .: Stale NFS file handle

smbclient -L machine3 -U user gives this:

added interface ip=10.0.0.3 bcast=10.0.0.255
nmask=255.255.255.0
Got a positive name query response from 127.0.0.1 (
10.0.0.4 )
Password:
Domain=[WEBCHILLA] OS=[Windows 5.0] Server=[Windows
2000 LAN Manager]

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
E$ Disk Default share
ftp6 Disk
IPC$ IPC Remote IPC
G$ Disk Default share
F$ Disk Default share
SGC Disk
G Disk
ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin
H$ Disk Default share
C$ Disk Default share
Grooverider Disk Education Corner
ftp3 Disk

Server Comment
--------- -------

Workgroup Master
--------- -------

smbclient -L machine#1 -U user gives this:

added interface ip=10.0.0.3 bcast=10.0.0.255
nmask=255.255.255.0
Password:
Domain=[WEBCHILLA] OS=[Windows 5.0] Server=[Windows
2000 LAN Manager]

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
E$ Disk Default share
ftp1 Disk
IPC$ IPC Remote IPC
D$ Disk Default share
Funky Disk
G$ Disk Default share
F$ Disk Default share
ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin
Series Disk
C$ Disk Default share
Software Disk

Server Comment
--------- -------

Workgroup Master
--------- -------
as you can see there is a difference in this line with
the problem machine:
Got a positive name query response from 127.0.0.1 (
10.0.0.4 )

both computers have the same username/password which
is also added in linux, rights and privelges are also
checked and ok, i set in both windows computer to
never be masterbrowser or domain controller and
testparm shows this:
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[print$]"
Processing section "[documents]"
Processing section "[chinaconnection desktop]"
Processing section "[htmlstuff]"
Processing section "[funkmaster home]"
Processing section "[glftpdtest]"
Processing section "[my azz]"
Processing section "[Deep Space Nine]"
Processing section "[geexbox]"
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

my log.nmbd has this error:
[2005/01/27 17:04:05, 0]
nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:find_domain_master_name_query_fa
il(358)
find_domain_master_name_query_fail:
Unable to find the Domain Master Browser name
WEBCHILLA<1b> for the workgroup WEBCHILLA.
Unable to sync browse lists in this workgroup.

my smb.conf looks like this:
# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
# Date: 2005/01/07 17:54:11

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = WEBCHILLA
server string = ChinaConnection
interfaces = eth1
encrypt passwords = Yes
map to guest = Bad User
time server = Yes
unix extensions = Yes
socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE TCP_NODELAY
IPTOS_LOWDELAY
printcap name = CUPS
os level = 128
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
wins support = Yes
printing = cups

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
invalid users = geexbox
valid users = %S
read only = No
create mask = 0640
directory mask = 0750
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
invalid users = geexbox
create mask = 0600
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
invalid users = geexbox
write list = @ntadmin,@root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775

[documents]
comment = documents
path = /home/funkmaster/Documents/
invalid users = geexbox
read only = No

[chinaconnection desktop]
comment = ChinaConnection Desktop
path = /home/funkmaster/Desktop/
invalid users = geexbox
read only = No

[htmlstuff]
comment = susi share
path = /home/funkmaster/public_html/
invalid users = geexbox
read only = No

[funkmaster home]
comment = funkmaster home
path = /home/funkmaster/
invalid users = geexbox
read only = No

[glftpdtest]
path = /prison/glftpd/site
guest account invalid users = geexbox
valid users = funkmaster,funky1,@root,@users
read only = No

[my azz]
comment = argh
path = /home/funkmaster/ftp
invalid users = geexbox
read only = No
and so on...
i have no idea what the problem is, I would appreciate
some tips on what could be wrong very very much thx in
advance :*)


		
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