Smb mount problem

raypen · 03-12-2007, 11:21 PM

This is somewhat embarrassing. I have been using Samba and smbmount
for some time now in order to access Win2K shares from a Linux
system. I used to use ICS with 2 NIC's on the Win2k machine to
provide connections to the Linux box for file sharing and Inet access.
I recently switched to a Linksys router which provides all my Inet
connectivity and file sharing.

I haven't changed the Samba setup since it should work with a router
as it did the previous configuration. However, I now cannot mount
the Win2k shares using smbmount; I get

Code:

1237: tree connect failed: ERRDOS - ERRnoaccess (Access denied.)
SMB connection failed

I have users and passwords setup properly, I think, and I specify
in smb.conf

Code:

null passwords = yes
guest ok = yes
guest account = nobody
; encrypt passwords = yes

I haven't needed to use encrypt passwords, I suppose because null
passwords are allowed.

However, I cannot figure out whay this unaltered setup will not
work now; the only change is utilization of a router.

BTW: Internet connectivity works just fine and I can see the Linux
shares in Network Neighborhood.

Can anyone help me out here?

polgas · 03-13-2007, 06:21 AM

i have only used samba a bit but try these:

1. if you changed ip address when you changed to a router, check the win2k firewall (if you have one).
2. i think you still need to specify the win2k userid & password when connecting from linux to win2k. i think the smb.conf userid and password is only for connection from win2k to linux.

hope this helps.

Slum · 03-13-2007, 02:38 PM

I never liked smbmount. Nothing but hassles. Here's how I do it...

Code:

mount -t smbfs -ousername=<your_domain_user> //<ip_of_server/<share> /mnt/point

You will then be prompted to enter your password.

raypen · 03-13-2007, 04:49 PM

Tried Slum's mount technique and ran into the same problem.

Had to be a firewall problem so I checked the logs. Port 445
was beng blocked for some reason. Must be an innate part of
the firewall setup. I configured a specific rule to allow 445
access on the LAN. Everything works as before.

Don't quite understand this since I had no rule specifically
allowing Port 445 before. In fact I had one blocking 445
access from the internet. I apparently don't understand my
firewall setup as well as I thought.

While the Win2k system seems to be using the older NetBIOS
ports 137,138,139, the Samba server seems to be a little
newer using Port 445. One of these days maybe I'll have a
better understanding of all this.

Thanks for your help.