Samba not showing up
I want samba to deliver file services to my Windows XP client. The problem is, Windows XP searches for other PCs when I click on Windows Workgroups from the "My network" icon.... but nothing shows up, and the search for the domain bombs out.
Here's my smb.conf [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP os level = 65 localmaster = yes domain master = yes domain logons = yes preferred master = yes netbios name = fileserver wins support = yes security = user encrypt passwords = yes [data] comment = fileserver path = /mnt/raid force user = root read only = No guest ok = No Samba is set as a domain master already. perhaps it's a windows setting issue... I'm not too good with samba or windows. here's what I get with smbclient -NL fileserver. (101 is the WinXP client) Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.5-Debian] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- data Disk fileserver IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 3.0.5-Debian) ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 3.0.5-Debian) Anonymous login successful Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.5-Debian] Server Comment --------- ------- 101-8WN8O9LP 101 FILESERVER Samba 3.0.5-Debian Workgroup Master --------- ------- WORKGROUP FILESERVER Both client and server on on the same work group.... but the client cannot see the samba server! They can both ping each other OK, and I can ssh into the server from the client.... but samba? It's just not working.... |
without guest access you cannot browse directly via network neighborhood
so change guest ok = no to yes and add user guest with no password then smbpasswd guest [no password] |
I did that and I still can't see the samba server from the WinXP client
They're on the same workgroup and everything..... I just don't get it. |
Arghh..... they're both connected through a broadband router.... and THAT seems to be blocking the share from appearing. When I connected the PCs up directly and samba shows up.
Now I just have to figure out how to configure this stupid broadband router. |
Am having the exact same troubles
Currently to access the file shares I am using the "run command" thingy from an Win XP Client \\192.168.2.2\share_name where 192.168.2.2 is samba Also if you want to permanently map the drive, in a win XP client explorer Tools > Map Network Drive and the same as above This should work as they can ping each other Still figuring out how to get them to see each other though........ |
Are you able to use the mapped network drive though?
I really can't care less if a little PC icon doesn't appear in My Network's Workgroups.... I just want to use the samba driven file server I set up! |
yeah the mapped network drive works fine for me.
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Well after a bit of looking at the problem, I found that it was NOT the broadband access router. It was in fact the Windows XP PC's firewall.
Blah.... OH well, at least my file server works now. |
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