samba on college linux, cant resolve adress but CAN see files!!

Wiz22 · 07-11-2004, 04:03 PM

NO it works!!!!!!!!!!! i accessed it!!! took a while to pop-up !!! im in!

Peacedog · 07-11-2004, 04:06 PM

have you restarted the windows box since changes were made? what users have you created? you need a samba user, and a windows user with the same name and password.

Wiz22 · 07-11-2004, 04:06 PM

aright, i can access my linux but still unable to access windowz...thx for coming along this far =)

Peacedog · 07-11-2004, 04:15 PM

so you now have access to the linux machine from windows but not the other way around? what does smbclient -L return. are you running a firewall on the windows box?

Wiz22 · 07-11-2004, 04:21 PM

tried...got the help or [usage][-?] thingy with lots of commands...-L doesnt exist i guess =), and no firewalls on windows...one fat antivirus is good enough for my computer to freak out...as soon as i master linux im getting rid of everyting m$ related!!

Peacedog · 07-11-2004, 04:28 PM

syntax is important, did you type

smbclient-L or smbclient -L with a space between smbclient and -L

Wiz22 · 07-11-2004, 04:34 PM

did with a space...maby you have newer version or slack has a different thingy...ive got version 3.0.0. whos older ofcourse =P

Peacedog · 07-11-2004, 04:38 PM

do you have anything shared on the windows machine? try this, open a browser, konqueror will do. type in the address bar

smb://ip address of windows machine/sharename

post the results.

Wiz22 · 07-11-2004, 04:47 PM

sure works fine ^^ i can see them and tuch them but cannot play nor see inside them...

Peacedog · 07-11-2004, 04:53 PM

check the share permissions from the windows machine, each share needs to be configured for the user to access the files. you'll have to do that from windows.

Wiz22 · 07-11-2004, 05:04 PM

i have already configured windows...but it seems i cannot access my /tmp again...anyway this is what i did: smb://my.ip.whateve/"SharedFILE" this "SharedFILE" did i need to put THAT in my smb.conf? if thats the story then this time has been in a complete waste =)

Wiz22 · 07-12-2004, 05:28 AM

where am i supposed to type this "ShareFILE" in smb.conf?? was that the error??? =\

Peacedog · 07-12-2004, 11:35 AM

you don't need to put the windows share in your smb.conf. you should be able to connect to it through a browser if the permissions allow it. the user needs to have permission to the file.

Wiz22 · 07-12-2004, 03:53 PM

so how i get permission ?? how do i set root access threw windows ??? =\

Peacedog · 07-12-2004, 04:39 PM

right click the share to get a menu, sharing should be one of the options. choose that, a window will pop up showing the share name, there is a permisions button under the share name, hit that from that window you can control permissions to the share.
good luck.