samba - Jun 2007 - COMPUTERNAME/Guest in login

Dear all,

I have recently configured a samba server that I have a strange problem
with, but it is not really consistent. I would be grateful for any help
I can receive.

This is what happens:
When I browse the microsoft windows network and find my workgroup my
samba server shows up. But when I double click on it I can't fill in my
username. Instead it shows my computer name (client) followed by a slash
and "Guest" and the field is not editable. I can however enter a
password.

If I instead type \\ followed by the servers IP address (\\192.168.0.1),
I can fill in both my username and password and log in without problems.

However, it seems that some clients can brows for the server and fil in
the username and password but the majority can not.

Thanks in advance! Below follows my smb.conf:
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
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[global]
        workgroup = VOLVO
        server string = File sharing server
        interfaces = eth1
        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
        max log size = 50
        load printers = No
        dns proxy = No

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        read only = No
        create mask = 0770
        force create mode = 0770
        directory mask = 0770
        force directory mode = 0770
        browseable = No

[sunlabob]
        comment = Sunlabob share
        path = /home/shared/sunlabob
        valid users = @sunlabob
        force group = sunlabob
        read only = No
        create mask = 0770
        force create mode = 0770
        directory mask = 0770
        force directory mode = 0770
        guest ok = Yes

[finance1]
        comment = Finance1 share
        path = /home/shared/finance1
        valid users = @finance1
        force group = finance1
        read only = No
        create mask = 0770
        force create mode = 0770
        directory mask = 0770
        force directory mode = 0770
        guest ok = Yes

[finance2]
        comment = Finance2 share
        path = /home/shared/finance2
        valid users = @finance2
        force group = finance2
        read only = No
        create mask = 0770
        force create mode = 0770
        directory mask = 0770
        force directory mode = 0770
        guest ok = Yes

[lire]
        comment = Lire share
        path = /home/shared/lire
        valid users = @lire
        force group = lire
        read only = No
        create mask = 0770
        force create mode = 0770
        directory mask = 0770
        force directory mode = 0770
        guest ok = Yes

[directory]
        comment = Directory share
        path = /home/shared/directory
        valid users = @directory
        force group = directory
        read only = No
        create mask = 0770
        force create mode = 0770
        directory mask = 0770
        force directory mode = 0770
        guest ok = Yes

[guests]
        comment = Guests share
        path = /home/shared/guests
        valid users = @guest
        force group = guest
        read only = No
        create mask = 0770
        force create mode = 0770
        directory mask = 0770
        force directory mode = 0770
        guest ok = Yes

[allusers]
        comment = All users
        path = /home
        valid users = andy
        read only = No

best regards,
Joakim Lagerqvist

On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 21:46 +0700, Joakim Lagerqvist wrote:

> This is what happens:
> When I browse the microsoft windows network and find my workgroup my
> samba server shows up. But when I double click on it I can't fill in my
> username. Instead it shows my computer name (client) followed by a slash
> and "Guest" and the field is not editable. I can however enter a
> password.
> 
> If I instead type \\ followed by the servers IP address (\\192.168.0.1),
> I can fill in both my username and password and log in without problems.
That sounds a lot like a DNS issue to me... are you running your own DNS
server there, or are all the clients looking at the same DNS info?
Rubin

Rubin Bennett
RB Technologies
http://thatitguy.com
rbennett@thatitguy.com
(802)223-4448
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
security deserve neither liberty nor safety"   --Benjamin Franklin,
Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 22:23 +0700, Joakim Lagerqvist wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 11:12 -0400, Rubin Bennett wrote:
> > That sounds a lot like a DNS issue to me... are you running your own
> > DNS server there, or are all the clients looking at the same DNS info?
> 
> They should be running the same DNS but it is at our ISP. Should I set
> up a small DNS proxy with information about the samba server?
> 
I would; in particular make sure that the reverse records work properly
(i.e. the server looking up the hostnames of the clients by IP).

Rubin
> best regards,
> Joakim
> 
> 
> 
Rubin Bennett
RB Technologies
http://thatitguy.com
rbennett@thatitguy.com
(802)223-4448
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
security deserve neither liberty nor safety"   --Benjamin Franklin,
Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

On Wed, 2007-06-13 at 11:32 -0400, Rubin Bennett wrote:
> I would; in particular make sure that the reverse records work
> properly (i.e. the server looking up the hostnames of the clients by
> IP).Rubin 
So far I have only installed a DNS proxy in which I can add "bogus"
DNS
records and so far it seems to work better. When it comes to the
clients, it is a bit of a mess... They are just named (in windows)
without any policy. People are also coming in and out of the office with
laptops with various names. Would you recommend me to put hostnames with
our IP addresses in the proxy DNS? We are using a private ip address and
I assume that if I would put records they might conflict with the
assigned computer names in windows...

Thanks in advance.

best regards,
Joakim