Helloo all,

I am trying to get samba to work on my system (SuSe 9.2 Pro). I have been having trouble accessing my windows XP machines from my linux box. I have configured samba through Yast and I can not access any other computers on my network. I have modified my firewall settings to allow the samba ports to be open. During my initial setup I selected Primary Domain Controller and I thought that would solve my problem but I was wrong. I am not part of a domain, I am part of a workgroup. So I changed the setting from PDC to no DC and I can't seem to view any other computers.

When I issue the smbtree command I only see my Linux computer and not any other computer that is also on. Also I am having trouble installing a printer that is connected to a windows XP box.

So has anyone had success getting Samba to work? Does anyone know how to install a smbprinter? (printer connected to a windows machine).

Also I am not sure about this but I could have sworn I had a lan icon on my desktop when I first installed SuSe. However I have reinstalled SuSe a number of times and I no longer have that icon on my desktop, Can anyone tell me if I imagined this or not and if not then can anyone tell me the package that the lan browser is part of?

Here is my current smb.conf file:

# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE
# Date: 2004-10-05
[global]
workgroup = HOME
printing = cups
printcap name = cups
printcap cache time = 750
cups options = raw
printer admin = @ntadmin, root, administrator
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
map to guest = Bad User
include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf
logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
logon drive = P:
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
domain logons = no
domain master = false
ldap idmap suffix = ou=Idmap
ldap machine suffix = ou=Computers
local master = yes
netbios name = Hockeyfan
os level = 65
preferred master = yes
ldap suffix = dc=example,dc=com

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
browseable = no
read only = no
inherit acls = yes

[profiles]
comment = Network Profiles Service
path = %H
read only = no
store dos attributes = yes
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700

[users]
comment = All users
path = /home
read only = no
inherit acls = yes
veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/

[groups]
comment = All groups
path = /home/groups
read only = no
inherit acls = yes

[pdf]
comment = PDF creator
path = /var/tmp
printable = yes
print command = /usr/bin/smbprngenpdf -J '%J' -c %c -s %s -u '%u' -z %z
create mask = 0600

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
printable = yes
create mask = 0600
browseable = no

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @ntadmin root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775

Thanks for the help,

Hockeyfan

are you running the client? not just the server, the server allows others to access the linux machine. Can you see the linux box from the XP machines?

I am not sure if I am running just the server. I know at least I am running the smbd and nmbd are running. I am able to see both the windows and linux machines in the same workgroup in the windows network neighborhood. I also noticed in my smb.conf file local master was set to yes and preferred master was set to yes. When I commented the two lines out and restarted the smbd and nmbd services I noticed that there was communication between the firewall and computers on the network. However, all the samba communication is being dropped by the firewall.

So here are my firewall settings:

FW_QUICKMODE="no"
FW_DEV_EXT="eth-id-00:d0:09:c4:df:57 wlan-id-00:09:5b:c6:28:de"
FW_DEV_INT=""
FW_DEV_DMZ=""
FW_ROUTE="no"
FW_MASQUERADE="no"
FW_MASQ_DEV="$FW_DEV_EXT"
FW_MASQ_NETS=""
FW_PROTECT_FROM_INTERNAL="no"
FW_AUTOPROTECT_SERVICES="no"
FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP="137:139 http https microsoft-ds netbios-dgm netbios-ns netbios-ssn ssh 80"
FW_SERVICES_EXT_UDP="137:139"
FW_SERVICES_EXT_IP=""
FW_SERVICES_EXT_RPC=""
FW_SERVICES_DMZ_UDP=""
FW_SERVICES_DMZ_IP=""
FW_SERVICES_DMZ_RPC=""
FW_SERVICES_INT_TCP="80"
FW_SERVICES_INT_UDP=""
FW_SERVICES_INT_IP=""
FW_SERVICES_INT_RPC=""
FW_SERVICES_DROP_EXT=""
FW_SERVICES_REJECT_EXT="0/0,tcp,113"
FW_SERVICES_QUICK_TCP=""
FW_SERVICES_QUICK_UDP=""
FW_SERVICES_QUICK_IP=""
FW_TRUSTED_NETS=""
FW_ALLOW_INCOMING_HIGHPORTS_TCP=""
FW_ALLOW_INCOMING_HIGHPORTS_UDP=""
FW_FORWARD=""
FW_FORWARD_MASQ=""
FW_REDIRECT=""
FW_LOG_DROP_CRIT="yes"
FW_LOG_DROP_ALL="no"
FW_LOG_ACCEPT_CRIT="yes"
FW_LOG_ACCEPT_ALL="no"
FW_LOG_LIMIT=""
FW_LOG=""
FW_KERNEL_SECURITY="yes"
FW_ANTISPOOF="no"
FW_STOP_KEEP_ROUTING_STATE="no"
FW_ALLOW_PING_FW="yes"
FW_ALLOW_PING_DMZ="no"
FW_ALLOW_PING_EXT="no"
FW_ALLOW_FW_TRACEROUTE="yes"
FW_ALLOW_FW_SOURCEQUENCH="yes"
FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST="int"
FW_IGNORE_FW_BROADCAST="no"
FW_ALLOW_CLASS_ROUTING="no"
FW_CUSTOMRULES=""
FW_REJECT="no"
FW_HTB_TUNE_DEV=""
FW_IPv6=""
FW_IPv6_REJECT_OUTGOING="yes"
FW_IPSEC_TRUST="no"

I have removed all the comments from the firewall settings so it would fit in this post. I don't seem to have an iptables file.