Got my network up and now am in the process of configuring samba and ran into a problem.
I can view the files from the XP host while using the slackware machine, but not vice versa. What I want to be able to do is browse the slack machines files (my home directory [/home/floods]) while using windows. I've tried to setup my smb.conf and it all *looks* ok to me, but I could be skipping over something. Since I can't paste it all, here are the important parts.
Code:
#======================= Global Settings =====================================
[global]
# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: LINUX2
workgroup = WORKGROUP
# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
server string = SlackBox
# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
# the smb.conf man page
hosts allow = 192.168. 127.
And here are my share definitions.
Code:
#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
guest ok = yes
writable = no
share modes = no
# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
guest ok = no
writable = no
printable = yes
# A publicly accessible directory
[public]
comment = floods' home
path = /home/floods/
browseable = yes
public = yes
guest ok = yes
writable = yes
printable = no
The rest of everything is commented out.
As for samba users, I ran smbpasswd -a floods and added the same password as my windows machine uses. When I open all computers in the workgroup, it sees SlackBox (Floodsbox), but it can't browse any of the files, so best guess is something is wrong with the shares.