Hi,
Newbie here. I'm trying to serve just a printer from the Linux
machine to some Win98 clients.

I've been through the O'Reilly fault tree
(http://us6.samba.org/samba/docs/man/...a/ch09_02.html) but I still have no luck.

Here's the deal. I presently have the minimal smb.conf:

[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
security = user
browseable = yes
local master = yes
[homes]
guest ok = no
browseable = no
[temp]
path = /tmp
public = yes


Most of the time my Linux box doesn't even show up in
Workgroup under network neighborhood. If I restart the
daemons I can get it to show up on Explorer.

In a DOS box I try to get to the server (tvc15)

C:\> NET VIEW \\tvc15
Error 59: An unexpected network error has occured...

(This is what I get when the machine shows up, of course I can
ping it, etc.)

Here's what I see from Linux:

]# smbclient -L localhost
added interface ip=192.168.0.106 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Password:
Anonymous login successful
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.1a]

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
temp Disk
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 2.2.1a)
ADMIN$ Disk IPC Service (Samba 2.2.1a)

Server Comment
--------- -------
TVC15 Samba Server

Workgroup Master
--------- -------
WORKGROUP TVC15


And of course I can see the Win98 system from Linux:

# smbclient -L earthur
added interface ip=192.168.0.106 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Password:

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
PRINTER$ Disk
HP4L Printer HP LaserJet 4L
DOWNLOADS Disk
TOOLS Disk
IPC$ IPC Remote Inter Process Communication

Server Comment
--------- -------
EARTHUR Desktop

Workgroup Master
--------- -------
WORKGROUP EARTHUR


So here's the deal...stupid question time. When I log into the
PC does that password have to sync up with the password in
the smbpasswd file? How did I generate that file? Can I erase
it and start again? But that's not even the issue because I
can't even browse to the (Linux) system. I'm not sure what
magic I need to get the Linux system to show up under
Workgroup...Right now I get a dialog box:

Workgroup is not accessible.
A network error has occurred.

Thanks,
/Ed

Try this...

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
# Date: 2002/08/28 22:07:52

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = PRINT_SERVER
server string = printers
security = SHARE
encrypt passwords = Yes
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 0
deadtime = 20
keepalive = 20
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
dns proxy = No
printer admin = +files
create mask = 0770
directory mask = 0770
guest ok = Yes
hide dot files = No
wide links = No
follow symlinks = No

[HP_1200]
comment = Laserjet on Apache
path = /tmp
printable = Yes
postscript = Yes
printer name = HP_1200
#

You will need to create a Linux printer, with it's name & make sure it's working properly, and then load the printer drivers into each of the Windoze machines.

I find the commandline 'printconf-tui" is a good programme for setting up printers. Make it an "LPD" type.

I used "Swat" to configure the smb.conf file. It has a VERY large help file for each option. It is turned on/off from "/etc/xinet.d/swat" listed below...

# default: off
# description: SWAT is the Samba Web Admin Tool. Use swat \
# to configure your Samba server. To use SWAT, \
# connect to port 901 with your favorite web browser.
service swat
{
port = 901
socket_type = stream
wait = no
only_from = 127.0.0.1
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/swat
log_on_failure += USERID
disable = no
}
#

Change the 'only_from' & 'user' to match the machine you want to access it from and the user/password you will need to login to Swat.
Then restart both xinetd & smb.
service xinetd restart
service smb restart

Regards,
Peter

I'll get SWAT installed. I had been using Webmin to administer
the system but Swat seems like the best solution. Might take
me a few days to get back in there...

Thanks,
/Ed