Hi,
the last week I've been trying to get my Linux-w98 network connected. Today I'd finally been able to see the files on my W98 pc from the Linux pc. I was very excited, but the other way round still isn't working. I'm able to ping the W98 pc, but that's it.
I'm using smbclient and SuSE 8.1.
Does anyone have some tips or something?

Ow yeah, I'm a complete newbie, who wants to use Linux badly.

smbclient is a tool for accessing SMB shares on other machines. In order to permit other machines to access shares on your linux box, you will have to be running the samba daemon 'smbd' on your linux box.

It may well already be running:
If not, you can enable it using yast (System->Runlevel editor).

You'll need to configure samba by editing /etc/samba/smb.conf. Come back with your problems.

Hi Faecal,
the samba daemon is already runnig, and I've edited the configfile of samba.This is my configfile:

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[global]
workgroup = FEYENOORD
hosts allow = iprange/mask where iprange is the range where the linux as well as the w98 box is situated
security = user
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
interfaces = eth1

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
browseable = No
read only = No

[chantal]
path = /home/nils
read only = No
browseable = Yes

Does this help u, so u can help me?

- Run the following command on the Linux box to test your smb configuration:

testparm

- If that checks out, verify your shares, workgroup name, etc. with this:

smbclient -L localhost
or:
smbclient -L hostname of Linux box

and:
smbclient -L hostname of Windows box

- On the Win box, use the "net" command to verify things from that end. Here's a short description of the command:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=141229

Hi DMR,
I did all your tips, but the w98 box didn't find my linux box.

Do you have firewall? Probably it blocks the connection possibility.

I've got the firewall of SuSE. Do u know how to configurate the firewall? I've got 2 NIC's, eth1 is for the LAN andeth0 for the internet.

Firstly you should get any of windows program for port scanning and scan your samba host to see if the ports 137,138 & 139 are seen from Win box as opened. Since you are not familiar with firewall configuration it saves your time if it is not a problem with firewall settings.

Do u know how big such a program is, because the Linux box is connected directly with the internet. The win box isn't. So if I download the program, I can't get it on my win box.

I've used SuperScan. Exe file is 96kB. You can use floppy for transportation

Hi Dorian33,
sorry for this late reply, but I hadn't had the time to check the ports. Now I've tried it and port 139 is open. I've turned my firewall off, but I still can't see the linux box in the win box.
Pinging the Linux box is actually working. I can use the IP-adress as well as the hostname.
Do u have any ideas?
Greetings

I understand you can't see the samba server in Win box Network Neighborhood. Well it is not important now.
Try to map samba server from the Win box using the path \\<server name>\<shared resource> (for instance \\MYSERVER\C and post the Win message you getting if it fails.
Map can be done (I can be wrong since I don't not remember) via My Computer-> Map Drive ...
Try also Start-> Find Computer ->..... using above full path.

If I try to map \\linux\home\nils I get the error message "Cannot find computer or share". (Something like this, because I don't use an English Win version).

You've made mistake: '\\linux\home\nils' is a share seen by linux OS not samba.
The samba share is declared in '[ ]' bracket in smb.conf file and (probably) points to '\home\nils'
BTW: the '\\linux' name is probably also incorrect since the server name is declared in smb.conf file - section [globa] key 'netbios name'.
Read samba manual, please...

Finally the network is working. I simply used SWAT and it worked. My next concern will be to share internetconnection from my linux box. I'll go and take a look at it. Dorian33, thanks a lot!!