Or, save a bundle and switch it all to Debian or something. :D
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John W.... I am trying to move away from Windows
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then why are you trying to set up samba for WINDOWS XP to talk to the linux machines
if all you need to do is move data off the old xp computer then use a usb thumb drive |
The actual samba config looks ok. It has the correct interfaces assigned. Not sure what causes your issue, but for nmbd, you can do something like
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#ps -A | grep nmb Try setting wins proxy to no as well. http://oreilly.com/openbook/samba/book/ch07_03.html If you go through that book available freely online, you can make a much more simple samba.conf. |
Is winblow$ set to allow the connection and be seen?
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So what is the current status?
As stated is nmbd and smbd running? These are the samba server daemons so windows PCs can connect to linux. If running correctly the linux PCs should show up in network neighbourhood. You can also use the net command in a windows CMD box to see all shares i.e. net view or net view \\netbios_name Another thing that would help is enabling netbios over TCP/IP on the windows box. Someone correct me but it could be required if not running a WINS or DNS server. |
My understanding was that the windows boxes are fine. The issue is with linux boxes.
But you are correct. Port 445 is used with newer versions of windows rather than udp ports. Wins is not an requirement. It just eases joining machines on the network so all samba server don't have to go through the election process to determine the master browser. It makes the service a lot more stable. |
nmbd seems to be running process 1229 but I don't understand about 1232?
ds@WA3SCM-HOME:~$ ds@WA3SCM-HOME:~$ ps -A | grep nmb 1229 ? 00:00:01 nmbd 1232 ? 00:00:00 nmbd ds@WA3SCM-HOME:~$ service nmbd status nmbd start/running, process 1229 ds@WA3SCM-HOME:~$ smbd seems to be running process 724 ds@WA3SCM-HOME:~$ ds@WA3SCM-HOME:~$ service smbd status smbd start/running, process 724 ds@WA3SCM-HOME:~$ ds@WA3SCM-HOME:~$ ps -A | grep smbd 724 ? 00:00:01 smbd 913 ? 00:00:00 smbd ds@WA3SCM-HOME:~$ Net view on windows reveals only the windows boxes Net view \\WA3SCM-HOME (my Linux box) reveals system error 53 has occured the network path was not found Windows wireless connection to router: X client for microsoft networks x file and print sharing for microsoft networks x qos packet scheduler x internet protocol tcp/ip tcp/ip: General obtain an ip address automatically use following dns server address 192.168.1.108 (linux box ip inside router) General Advanced IP settings ip addresss dhcp enabled no default gateways x autometric metric General Advanced DNS dns server addresses in order of use 192.168.1.108 x append primary and connection specific dns suffixes x appent parent suffixes of the primary dns suffix x register this connections addreses in dns General Advanced WINS wins address in order of use 192.168.1.108 x enable lmhosts lookup x enable netbios over tcp/ip General Advanced Options tpc/ip filtering General Advanced Options Properties x enabel tpc/ip filtering all adapters x permit all tcp ports x permit all udp ports x permit al ip protocols ericson007 I set wins proxy to no with no change in operation. tomorrow I will create a new simpler smb.conf Thanks for caring. |
Don't bother with changing config just yet...
Did you by any chance try Code:
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smb://... is not a command in ubuntu unity
I am searching for an equivalent command. |
there is, but you have to use it in Nautilus, not just the unity interface. With your file manager (nautilus) open, hold down alt. In the menu bar that appears, select File and Connect to Server. Enter you server like this: smb://ip.adddress.here/share_name
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