Here's the lowdown of what I've been trying to do today:

I'm trying to get Samba running (without configuring it 100%, just running a test share)

-> Basic networking in place?

# ifconfig -a

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:07:95:5D:CD:79
inet addr:10.0.0.255 Bcast:10.0.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:23824 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:19431 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:28433889 (27.1 Mb) TX bytes:1758139 (1.6 Mb)
Interrupt:3 Base address:0xcc00

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:129010 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:129010 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:9795034 (9.3 Mb) TX bytes:9795034 (9.3 Mb)

-> Samba service running?

# smbclient -L localhost
Password:
Anonymous login successful

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
Share Disk Shared Documents
/home/scorpio Disk
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (samba server)
ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (samba server)
Anonymous login successful

Server Comment
--------- -------
SCORPION samba server

Workgroup Master
--------- -------
LINUX COMPUTERS SCORPION


-> Firewall open?

# iptables -F

(nothing)

# service iptables restart


-> User Passwords working?

# smbclient //localhost/Share -U paul
Password:
Anonymous login successful
smb: \>


?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Still nothing.....


Win2k Setup:

Netbois over TCP/IP Enabled
The computer I'm trying to access the SMB share is a DC
what else do you need to know?

Win2k: 10.0.0.1
RH9: 10.0.0.255
Subnet: 255.255.255.255

Both computers can ping eachother



Help!?

also wins is enabled as 10.0.0.255

You have configured your nic to use the broadcast ipadress, change it to 10.0.0.254 and it should work.

GJB