Hello all.
I have recently installed Kubuntu 5.10 on my PC.

The network is based on a router with 3 PC connected. 1 Kubuntu and 2 WIN XP.
In Kubuntu I can access all the shared files on the XP.

What I don't know how to do is to configure both XP to access the Linux shares (Folders and Printer)
Can anybody give a hand ?

Thank you in advance

Best regards

André

The answer to your question is SAMBA. It is probably already installed on your system.

It is not that easy to set up but you'll get there in the end.

Become root.

Backup /etc/samba/smb.conf.

Edit the file /etc/samba/smb.conf. It is very heavily commented. Do this in conjunction with reading the docs in /usr/share/doc

However, before you start upgrade to the latest versions of the suite - there have been some changes.

Assuming that you use CUPS printing, the most, but not only, vital bit is this:


and make sure that everybody has read/write rights in /var/spool/samba.

Save the file then use:

to activate the changes.

Try to use the printer from a Win PC and when it doesn't work look at /var/log/samba/log.<windows_machine_name> to find out why.

Post back with problems.

Also
In /etc/samba/smb.conf
Please make sure that
[global]
# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
workgroup = MSHOME

i.e. if the domain/workgroup name on windows is MSHOME then in /etc/samba/smb.conf
workgroup should be the same.

To login to your shares on linux from M$ you have to :
1: make a user on linux
#useradd someone
2: give it a password
#passwd someone
this thing added a user on your linux box. now you have to enable this account for samab share.

1:add the user into samba data base
# smbpasswd -a someone

2:Now enable this user:
#smbpasswd -e someone
you should get message :
Enabled user someone.

reload the samba configuration
#smbcontrol smbd reload-config
OR
restart the samba service
#service smb restart

The easiest way for configuring samba is threw swat (samba web administrative tool).

which can be accessed threw ur browser(if swat service is running).
http://localhost:901
or
http://127.0.0.1:901
make sure if it insalled or
download swat (samba web administrative tool)
and start the swat service to configure samba.

Thanks for all your help!

I could configure the access to Linux (Windows Accessing Linux).

The problem now ... is that i figured it out that I can't print in the linux.

I configured the printer (HP Deskjet 820C) but when I try to print a test page, nothing happens.....

What could be wrong ?

Thank you once again.

Best regards
André

Hi,

I am also having problems in this area and would appreciate help. I have 2 Windows XP clients connected to a Mandrake 9.2 File Server. The server has a HP Deskjet 960 connectet via USB and working for local print.

I have installed Webmin and this is working.

I can read and write files to the server from both Windows PCs.

I have tried various Samba configurations including those above without success.

My current SMB.CONF file reads:

[global]
workgroup = bayvista
netbios name = linuxpc
security = share
[documents]
path = /data
guest ok = yes
public = yes
guest account = david
browsable = yes
writable = yes

What do I need to add to this to share the printer with Windows?

Regards

David

You need at least:


[global]
load printers = yes
printing = cups
printcap name = cups

[printers]
comment = All Printers
browseable = no
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = yes
public = yes
create mode = 0700
guest ok = yes
printer admin = root, @ntadmins


NOTE the browseable = no line. important.

You might like to see if this works, commenting out anything else to do with printers as some options seem to conflict with each other.

Thanks - I tried that config and got the following error message:
[2005/11/01 10:03:52, 0] lib/util.c:smb_panic(1094)
PANIC: internal error
[2005/11/01 10:03:52, 0] printing/print_cups.c:cups_printername_ok(336)
Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost - Connection refused
[2005/11/01 10:03:52, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection(252)
davidspc (192.168.0.2) couldn't find service ::{2227a280-3aea-1069-a2de-08002b
30309d}

Also, once my config is correct, how do I connect from my Windows?

Should I use Webmin or SWAT?

Can not get SWAT to work. It says: ¨could not connect to remote server¨

The same way you connect to other windows computers.
"my network places" or something.