Samba share on slack-current won't map in WinXP

dcyfer · 07-25-2006, 08:08 AM

I have spent a little over a week trying to configure samba, if i do a mount -t smbfs //192.168.0.101/[sharename] /mnt/hd it mounts no problem. However, when I try to mount it in windows doing a map network drive it says i am unable to connect. I make sure to put the correct info in the "connect using a different user name, I flushed iptables. I can telnet to port 139 for a short while and then it disconnects me automatically. In the logs I see

Code:

[2006/07/22 09:09:31, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(885)
  xerus (192.168.0.100) closed connection to service dcyfer

encrypt passwords is set to yes, and here is the share info under smb.conf

Code:

[shared]
   comment = ratufa shared
   path = /home/shared
   public = yes
   writable = yes
   printable = no
   write list = @samba

 [dcyfer]
   comment = /home/dcyfer
   path = /home/dcyfer
   valid users = dcyfer
   public = no
   browseable = yes
   writable = yes
   printable = no

i've been googling all over and trying different things but nothing seems to be allowing me to connect to these shares. the odd thing which may be a problem but i dont udnerstand why is when i have /home on the same drive as the rest i was able to connect, but i got a 160GB hd to use as /home so i installed that and now have that as my /home partition and now i am unable to connect. could that affect anything? if so why and how? I have been copying files over ftp to the server but i want to be able to access them through a networked drive, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

acummings · 07-25-2006, 11:25 AM

Is it possible (due to your added 160 HD) you need to use the -bind option with mount?

mount -bind /dir_to_bind

(I had to do so with VSFTP so as to get another partition into VSFTP's realm) (this is a way to get a folder on another partition mounted onto where something already has/is mounted, two mounted onto one location, for example)

Which Win XP firewall and has this been eliminated?

Firewall on the box running Samba? (needs to allow Samba through it).

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Alan.

Old_Fogie · 07-25-2006, 04:41 PM

I suggest you go to the all-knowing mahatma Alien Bob's wiki for your enlightenment at:

http://www.slackware.com/~alien/doku...s_on_slackware

acummings · 07-25-2006, 10:37 PM

From Alien Bob's Wiki under the Samba section and then under the next heading

Windows clients

With Windows XP, the authentication mechanism changed somewhat, due to MS Active Directory (AD) support. A Windows XP client can only connect and authenticate against a Samba server after a small registry modification (the requiresignorseal hack).

(I've only used Win 2K on Samba) it appears must do a slight reg mod or else Win XP can't connect to Samba.

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Alan.

dcyfer · 07-26-2006, 01:39 PM

turns out it was the windows box that was causing the problem. got my bro to get out his laptop and i tried to connect to the samba shares here and they worked no problem. sorry for unecessary post, looks like i'm gonna format this system and use it as a linux desktop machine. hopefully i can get the ati radeon configured properly for 3d support.

Old_Fogie · 07-26-2006, 04:19 PM

glad to hear you figured it out.

go here for your ati:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=402003