Cannot connec to linux share

helloiambrad · 02-02-2006, 11:23 PM

Hello all...

I recently installed Suse 10.0 and Samba. I have a little experience with Samba in the past and from what I remember, it's always been a pain to setup. So far, I am unable to connect to the share I setup on my linux box from my WinXP Pro PC. When I view my workgroup computers from Windows I am able to see my linux box, but I am unable to access any shares on it. Here is my smb.conf file as of right now...

Code:

[global]
    workgroup = Mshome
    security = user
    encrypt passwords = yes
    smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
    socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
    local master = yes
    preferred master = yes
    create mask = 0770
    directory mask = 0750

[test]
    comment = For testing only
    path = /home/public
    read only = no
    guest ok = yes

Here's the directory I want to share (for now)...

Code:

drwxrwxrwx   2 root    root  4096 2006-01-31 19:06 public

When I try to map to \\linux-ip\test from my windows machine the connection times out. I did a tcpdump while trying to connect and I get the following...

(windows PC ip is 192.168.1.100, linux box is 192.168.1.101)

Code:

17:20:06.859564 IP 192.168.1.100.seaview > peewee.microsoft-ds: S 2612858671:2612858671(0) win 16384 <mss 1260,nop,nop,sackOK>
17:20:06.859959 IP 192.168.1.100.tarantella > peewee.netbios-ssn: S 3899073362:3899073362(0) win 16384 <mss 1260,nop,nop,sackOK>
17:20:09.832782 IP 192.168.1.100.seaview > peewee.microsoft-ds: S 2612858671:2612858671(0) win 16384 <mss 1260,nop,nop,sackOK>
17:20:09.832917 IP 192.168.1.100.tarantella > peewee.netbios-ssn: S 3899073362:3899073362(0) win 16384 <mss 1260,nop,nop,sackOK>
17:20:15.768831 IP 192.168.1.100.seaview > peewee.microsoft-ds: S 2612858671:2612858671(0) win 16384 <mss 1260,nop,nop,sackOK>
17:20:15.768965 IP 192.168.1.100.tarantella > peewee.netbios-ssn: S 3899073362:3899073362(0) win 16384 <mss 1260,nop,nop,sackOK>

Can anyone help me out? I'm stumped. Thanks for your help.

- Brad

bosewicht · 02-03-2006, 04:44 PM

I believe there is a really good samba tutorial on this site. It should help get you up and running

helloiambrad · 02-03-2006, 04:55 PM

I checked the tutorials but didn't see anything for Samba. Do you have a link perhaps? I've looked for tutorials on the web as well, but none of them have helped really.

- Brad

bosewicht · 02-03-2006, 04:57 PM

did you check the tutorials? it's the fourth one down on networking, easy to find.

Basic Samba Network File Sharing
http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...k_File_Sharing

lipidinc · 02-03-2006, 05:07 PM

http://www.samba.netfirms.com/

This one is pretty good, but if there is a GUI present for it, you should just use that. When installed on Fedora, its in Desktop->System Settings->Server Settings->Samba, but I'm not sure where it is on Suse. The GUI basically autoconfigs the smb.conf file for you, but without most of the advanced features you have in your file already.

Also, run "ifconfig" as root and make sure you actually have a MAC or hardware address. I spent months trying to figure out why it wouldn't work with that issue because pings would succeed from both the windows and linux machines to each other, but not between the bad card and the router.

helloiambrad · 02-03-2006, 05:08 PM

Found it, I was looking in Applications. My fault. We'll see if this does the trick.

- Brad

helloiambrad · 02-03-2006, 05:28 PM

Hmmm, the tutorial on this site is for mapping shares from windows to linux. I'm wanting to do the opposite. Linux -> Windows. My linux box being the server and my windows box being the client connecting to the share(s). I'll check out this tutorial at netfirms to see if it will help.

helloiambrad · 02-03-2006, 05:53 PM

Good news...

I'm sure it's a common error, but I forgot I had a firewall running on my linux box. The mystery has been solved. Thanks for your help though.