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Hi, I am trying to get access to my linuc fc5 computer but I am unable to see it on my XP computer but I can see it from the opposite setup. Can someone help me out as to why I can't access my linux machine from my XP machine. I would really appreciate it.
I setup my smb.conf with workgroup of stooges entered netbios of shemp (computer name) hosts allow is ip address of computer. that's about it. Do I need to do anything else?
Concerning about the first problem, i.e. you cant see your linux ssamba box in xp neighbourhood places. Does XP computer fall in the same workgroup ?
Can you try it browsing by \\ip-address-of-samba-box ?
I can ping it from xp machine and here's the result from linux box
Load smb config files from smb.conf
Unknown parameter encountered: "netbios"
Ignoring unknown parameter "netbios"
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing section "[printers]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
[root@localhost samba]#
You got to change that netbios value to "netbios name" in your smb.conf & as that sets up the name for your samba box; & probably as its not there it will be displaying you as your machine dns name in your windows neighbourhoobd.
If your windows box really fall in the same workgroup, i.e. stooges (checkback that windows xp box is having the same workgroup)then you will not get any error of that sorts. (as this has nothing to do with your samba configuration)
Infact if you confirm the same then you can checkback your samba server directly by browsing its ip also. Please also be informed that once you get through to your samba server; you got to add some username & pass to unix & samba user database as well. Further i hope permissions at filesystem level & in smb.conf should also got to be specified.
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