trying to connect FC10 linux box with win7 laptop on home network

lannut2 · 11-05-2012, 05:18 PM

Win7 needs workgroup name
Cannot find place to add a workgroup name in linux system
get error no route to network
this lan is hard wired to router
any help greatly appreciated

teckk · 11-05-2012, 07:23 PM

Do you have samba running on the Linux box?
Is smbd and nmbd running?

Code:

ps ax | grep smbd

Do you have a share specified on the Linux box?
Samba is configured in your smb.conf file.
You need to have samba up and running.

Do a search on LQ for samba, smb.conf
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...archid=5569601

http://www.samba.org/
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/...mb.conf.5.html

Quote:

Cannot find place to add a workgroup name in linux system

This will get you up and running, modify as you will.
Your smb.conf file will be at different locations depending on what flavor of Linux that you are using.

Code:

[global]
workgroup=HOME
netbios name=lannut2
security=user
guest account = fred


[share]
path = /home/lannut2/share
available = yes
browsable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes

Quote:

get error no route to network

Is your network working and configured?

lannut2 · 11-06-2012, 10:51 AM

Hello teckk,
will try to get that running.
have been reading about DHCP server also.
Don't know very much about Samba.
Thanks for input.