[SOLVED] cannot see windows share files

jcmahne · 03-06-2011, 12:39 PM

I can see linux share folders from windows,but not the windows share files from Linux.The windows pc name is jm-pc and the share file is temp.
When the command nmblookup is used it discovers the Windows pc ok.

Code:

nmblookup jm-pc
querying jm-pc on 10.0.0.255
10.0.0.3 jm-pc<00>

i created a folder /home/windows and ran the smbmount command

Code:

root[~]#  smbmount \\\\jm-pc\\temp /home/windows
mount error: could not resolve address for jm-pc: No address associated with hostname
No ip address specified and hostname not found

When i try to run smbclient,and enter the correct password that was created for samba(which is the same password as the Windows pc):

Code:

/usr/bin/smbclient \\\\jm-pc\\temp           
Enter root's password: 
Connection to jm-pc failed (Error NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME)

When i run the puppy linux live cd, and use the Puppy Pnethood i do access temp share folder.So it does not seem as though anything is wrong with the folder itself, or the password being used?

I need help with this...

Peacedog · 03-06-2011, 09:57 PM

Hi jcmahne, Welcome to LQ. What does the following return?

Code:

$ findsmb
$ ping -c4 jm-pc
$ ping -c4 10.0.0.3

Good luck. ;-)

jcmahne · 03-07-2011, 02:17 AM

Thnks very much for helping.I got this result below: Then found out i had to add the name to the etc/hosts file.

root[~]# findsmb

*=DMB
+=LMB
IP ADDR NETBIOS NAME WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION
---------------------------------------------------------------------
10.0.0.5 ZENWALK [WORKGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 3.5.2]
root[~]# ping -c4 jm-pc
ping: unknown host jm-pc
root[~]# ping -c4 10.0.0.3
PING 10.0.0.3 (10.0.0.3) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.0.3: icmp_req=1 ttl=128 time=2.20 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.0.3: icmp_req=2 ttl=128 time=2.42 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.0.3: icmp_req=3 ttl=128 time=2.28 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.0.3: icmp_req=4 ttl=128 time=2.78 ms

--- 10.0.0.3 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 3003ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 2.209/2.426/2.781/0.224 ms
root[~]#

jcmahne · 03-07-2011, 01:18 PM

Thanks again for the help

I have a few questions,because even though everything is working,i have no clue as to why it works.

Firstly,when i use the puppy live cd it finds the Windows pc,but i checked the puppy etc/hosts file and it does not have the Windows pc name added.So the question is: How did the pNethood software of puppy find it (jm-pc)?

Secondly,i added a user with smbpasswd but smbmount does not work and keeps failing with a password error.There was also a message "Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)".smbclient also fails.

So i tried this mount command and it worked.
mount -t smbfs -o username=jcmahne,password=jcmahne //jm-pc/temp /home/windows.

Peacedog · 03-07-2011, 09:08 PM

You're Welcome, Glad you're sorted.

My guess is the puppy versions of dhcpd.conf or smb.conf takes care of the netbios function.

Good luck. ;-)