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Old 07-07-2008, 01:18 PM   #1
coramill
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Hardy problem browsing to wired LAN on existing Microsoft Windows Network


I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this issue but since the forum guide implies that questions involving Windows and Linux should be in the General forum here goes.

System Details:
New Vendor built desktop
MB = ASUS P5E-VM-HDMI
OS = Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) (vendor installed)
LAN = Wired D-Link DI-524 router on Microsoft Windows Network
Antivirus = Norman w/updates current and found clean.
Microsoft Windows Network = Workgroup

Note: This is a no passworded all shared LAN used as a burn-in test bed. It consists of a mixed bag WinXP-Pro, WinME, Win9xx computers. All the Windows units can browse and read/write and print on all resources. NO passwords anywhere except for logging on the WinXP machine at startup.

This LAN has been used on a regular basis for testing and burning in machines for clients. No WinXX machine has ever had difficulty in browsing the LAN right out of the box.

The Hardy machine was connected in place of an existing and network functional Win9X computer on the LAN.
1. It connected to the Internet with no problem.
2. E-mail was successfully setup and functional
3. I could ping IPs both directions between WinXP and Hardy.
4. After setting up a shared directory (public) on Hardy I could browse and read/write to it from WinXP.
5. When I attempt to browse from Hardy to the Microsoft Windows Network Hardy pauses for ~ minute and comes up with an empty pane.
6. Samba file (smb.conf) shows:
"# Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of
workgroup = WORKGROUP"

7. From WinXP system ipconfig /all > file

"Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : JMILLS3
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 18:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8029(AS) PCI Ethernet Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-33-53-E0-A7
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration IP Address. . . : 169.254.42.137
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 19:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : D-Link DFE-530TX+ PCI Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-BA-49-39-40
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 16, 2008 5:20:21 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 23, 2008 5:20:21 PM"

8. I have tried ubuntuforums.org on this problem and after ~ 60 messages exchanged was unable to resolve the browsing issue from Hardy --> WinXP

Unfortunately I do not have easy access to another LAN to see if it is some issue with mine. I have seen a lot of traffic involving this type of issue but so far have not found either an issue or a solution for a problem where browsing was one sided.

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Old 05-16-2009, 08:18 AM   #2
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I firmly believe that if there is a single Windows machine on the network without a fixed IP address browsing is not possible.

On top of this there are firewall issues. I have not decided on a sure fire solution with AVG, but I'm working on it! Connecting by the IP address is not subject to picky firewall settings, just enable a single IP address, or valid range.

I'm a newbie too, but I've spent a lot of time trying to get to grips with the same problem.

'Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings' ...Perhaps!

All the Best

John
 
Old 05-16-2009, 10:57 AM   #3
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The directory on your XP machine, is it set to "share" ?

If the IP of your XP machine is 192.168.***.*** and the directory that you would like to share from XP is "xpshare" then can you login using this command ( from Hardy terminal) :

Code:
 $ smbclient //192.168.***.***/xpshare
You may be asked for a password but if none has been set on the XP side then you should be able to connect.

What is the output of the following :

Code:
 $ smbclient -L //IP-ADDRESS-OF-XP-MACHINE
The above should list any possible shares you have on your XP machine.

If you firewall is turned ON in XP make sure you have port 445 open.
 
Old 05-17-2009, 02:12 AM   #4
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Thank you.

Connecting directly by entering an IP address is not a problem.

The browsing issue resolved itself when I fixed the IP addresses of the machines on the network. Subsequently another machine joined and to my surprise it popped up even though it did not have a fixed IP address. So... my belief is wrong, but there may be some truth in it.

Not being any sort of geek I have little technical understanding of the issues but browsing Windows shares with Hardy has always an issue and there seems no resolution. My guess is that there is some aspect of the Windows machine, or perhaps the router response, that upsets the apple cart. All the suggested fixes involve tweaking the Hardy configuration in some way and I thought that attacking the problem from the other end would shed a little light. It has worked for me.

AVG won't let my browsing Hardy box in, it reports:-

Application SYSTEM
Log Action Block
User SYSTEM
PID 4
Direction Out
Protocol UDP
Remote Port 44010 (This changes.)
Local Port 137

The IP addresses are of the two machines involved.


I cannot find a means of managing ports in AVG. The native WinXP firewall is turned off.

John
 
  


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