Hi All Guys, I tried several days to get WinXP connected with Samba Server without success !!! *** ipchains stopped *** # mount (as root) looking like connected but the shared folder did not show up under /mnt/WinXP. Hereinunder are another sets of my test results; # findsmb IP ADDR NETBIOS NAME WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION ----------- 192.168.0.254 SERVER [SEC] # nmblookup -A 192.168.0.1 Looking up status of 192.168.0.1 M40G - M SEC - M M40G - M SEC - M SEC - M ..__MSBROWSE__. - M # nmblookup -A M40G Looking up status of 192.168.0.1 M40G - M SEC - M M40G - M SEC - M SEC - M ..__MSBROWSE__. - M # smbclient -L 192.168.0.1 added interface ip=192.168.0.254 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 added interface ip=218.188.79.94 bcast=218.188.79.255 nmask=255.255.252.0 session request to 192.168.0.1 failed (Called name not present) session request to 192 failed (Called name not present) Password: (no password. Any input or "just hit Enter" have the same response) Domain=[SEC] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- IPC$ IPC Remote IPC D$ Disk Default share print$ Disk Printer Drivers SharedDocs Disk Printer8 Printer HP DeskJet 690C Printer5 Printer Acrobat Distiller Printer2 Printer Print to this device to send a fax. ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin C$ Disk Default share Shared Disk Printer Printer Print to this device to send a photo quality fax. Server Comment --------- ------- M40G MAXTOR-40G SERVER Samba 2.2.3a Workgroup Master --------- ------- SEC M40G It detected the printers of WinXP but the share folder did not show up in Samba Server # smbclient -L M40G added interface ip=192.168.0.254 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 added interface ip=218.188.79.94 bcast=218.188.79.255 nmask=255.255.252.0 Password: (no password. Any input or "just hit Enter" have the same response) Domain=[SEC] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- IPC$ IPC Remote IPC D$ Disk Default share print$ Disk Printer Drivers SharedDocs Disk Printer8 Printer HP DeskJet 690C Printer5 Printer Acrobat Distiller Printer2 Printer Print to this device to send a fax. ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin C$ Disk Default share Shared Disk Printer Printer Print to this device to send a photo quality fax. Server Comment --------- ------- M40G MAXTOR-40G SERVER Samba 2.2.3a Workgroup Master --------- ------- SEC M40G /etc/samba/smb.conf FILE # Samba config file created using SWAT # from UNKNOWN (127.0.0.1) # Date: 2002/10/04 19:55:55 # Global parameters [global] workgroup = SEC server string = Samba %v security = SHARE encrypt passwords = yes guest account = M40G hosts allow = Yes [test] comment = test share path = /test writable = yes browseable = yes follow symlinks = yes wide links = yes public = yes read only = No guest only = Yes guest ok = Yes Kindly help. Thanks Stephen Liu

you will probably bite my head off for this quiestion but do you have both a user account and samba account for the user trying to conect isee your network settings did you remember the user aspect not trying to be a smart but sometimes we miss the obvious and it takes a set of fresh eyes dont know how many times ive needed to walk away and look back or ask for afresh set of eyes if dosnt work repost ill try something else

have you tried the lisa demon to see if its not a netowrking issue kde control center (root or su) under networking lan browsing go through the nework configuration tell it to scan twice when prompted (better succes rates for me) now drom to windows shares and enter info apply changes of course go to conosle type lisa hit enter should get a congratulations mesage it working go to konquirer click the network tab click local and should scan the network and find all windows boxes (tell you if its the linux box and networking side) THIS is a webmin related answer under webmin i have run into the problem that the defaults are for the linux box(samba settings) to try to be 1. master browser 2. set wins server here 3. edit workgroup Defaults workgroup to machine name noted swat has similar defaults

Make sure uncheck the QoS option in the network properties/General Tab of the XP box. Hope this will help. Brandon

no joke, try switchin your firewall on yr lin box off.

Hi all, All measures as advised tried but problem still remains This is the second test made on Samba-2.2.3a(RH7.3) and WinXP. In the 1st test Samba-2.2.3a (RH7.3) could see WinXP folder for files transfer without problem but WinXP could not see Samba server. I used a basic smb.conf file but unfortunately I have not got it saved. Late I erased the entire Linux (RH7.3) and made a fresh installation of Linux and Samba (same RH7.3 and sam Samba-2.2.3a from RH7.3 CDs) using the same WinXP as client and also a basic smb.conf file similar to the previous one. Now it is 2-way blocked. It looks a little funny to me. Thanks Stephen

Hello sastimis, I've just read your problem, on this site: http://www.burstnet.com/cgi-bin/ads/ad9887a.cgi/6683/RETURN-CODE I had the same problem, The problem is the password. XP send is ecrypted to the SMB server, but the SMB server doesn't understand and blocks acces to it. More information on how to fix this is on this site: http://microhelp.ucsd.edu/html/regfiles.html Good luck! -- Kind regards, Erik Jan This is a copy of an email i've send you.