I'm trying to set up a network using Suse 9.3 for the fileserver for the first time. I've got 3 MS windows clients (2 xp and 1 2k). All 4 machines are using a Netgear wireless router although the Linux fileserver and one of xp boxes are connected directly to the router. I'm using the KDE interface and YaST to set up the Linux fileserver.

I can see the network using Konquerer from the linux machine, but when I attempt to browse to the linux box from windows machines I see

users on Samba
groups on Samba
profiles on Samba

when I click on the icon from WinXP I get a login screen, but the username and password I put into the linux box for root or any other user doesn't seem to work. I also can't login to the smb://linux/users from the linux machine itself.

What am I missing?

Thanks!

I've got it. Thanks!!!

Spoke too soon. Now I can access smb shares from linux, but windows boxes now see the linux box but instead of a login screen it says:

\\Linux\users is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network service. Contact the admininstrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The network path was not found.

Yes, I can save to the windows client machines, but can't access the linux box from them. And I can ping the linux server from winxp...

# smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the
# samba-doc package is installed.
# Date: 2005-04-04
[global]
workgroup = INSIGHT
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:
add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
domain logons = No
domain master = No
security = user
idmap gid = 10000-20000
idmap uid = 10000-20000

[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

[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

[clientfiles]
comment = Directory for client files
inherit acls = Yes
path = /home/lbunnell/ClientFiles
read only = No

Please, I have no idea what I'm doing

Just do something basic like this.

[global]
workgroup = workgroup
server string = Name
hosts allow = 192.168.1.
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 50
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes

This should get you going. Then add shares as necessary.

Same problem using this smb.conf - can see linux from windows but can't access. Linux can access windows box

anything else I could try?

anything about my network setup you might need to know? I'm using a Netgear Router MR814v2

smbd.log:

[2006/02/24 04:54:29, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected


Last few lines from winxp's samba log file:


[2006/02/24 04:38:02, 1] smbd/process.crocess_smb(1084)
Connection denied from 192.168.0.4
[2006/02/24 04:38:50, 1] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_name(1109)
Gethostbyaddr failed for 192.168.0.4
[2006/02/24 04:38:50, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(328)
Denied connection from 192.168.0.4 (192.168.0.4)