[Lucid] Network Error

[Jim Smith]

On 08/27/2010 12:12 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 08/27/2010 11:39 AM, Jim Smith wrote:
>    
>> On 08/27/2010 10:22 AM, NoOp wrote:
>>      
> ...
>    
>> Anyway; what is the output of:
>>      
>>> $ findsmb
>>>
>>>        
>> jim at JimsBook:~$ findsmb
>>
>>                                   *=DMB
>>                                   +=LMB
>> IP ADDR         NETBIOS NAME     WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>> jim at JimsBook:~$
>>
>>      
> Do you have a shared folder on both machines? The findsmb result should
> look something like this when samba is working:
>
> $ findsmb
>
>                                  *=DMB
>                                  +=LMB
> IP ADDR         NETBIOS NAME     WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 192.168.1.100<snipped>          +[MSHOME] [Unix] [Samba 3.4.7]
> 192.168.1.101<snipped>         [MSHOME] [Unix] [Samba 3.4.7]
> 192.168.1.102<snipped>      +[MSHOME] [Unix] [Samba 3.4.7]
> 192.168.1.106<snipped>           +[WORKGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 3.4.7]
> 192.168.4.116   MAVERICK-DESKTO [WORKGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 3.5.4]
>
>    
>>> and what do you have in this line of /etc/samba/smb.conf?
>>>
>>> # Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of
>>>      workgroup =
>>>
>>>        
>> WORKGROUP=RUDYSHOME
>> Which it always has been.
>>      
>>> Typically, I try to keep all of my machines on the same workgroup when
>>> possible.
>>>
>>>        
>> Easy as there are normally only two machines.
>>      
> Are both machines using the same workgroup and on the same subnet? Is
> samba working on both machines&  can you ping them?
>
> $ service smbd status
> smbd start/running, process 859
>
>
>
>    
Above looks the same on mine.
Testparm returns this:
jim at JimsBook:~$ testparm
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max: rlimit_max (1024) below minimum Windows limit (16384)
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[print$]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

[global]
     workgroup = RUDYSHOME
     server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
     map to guest = Bad User
     obey pam restrictions = Yes
     pam password change = Yes
     passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
     passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n 
*Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
     unix password sync = Yes
     syslog = 0
     log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
     max log size = 1000
     dns proxy = No
     usershare allow guests = Yes
     panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

[printers]
     comment = All Printers
     path = /var/spool/samba
     create mask = 0700
     printable = Yes
     browseable = No
     browsable = No

[print$]
     comment = Printer Drivers
     path = /var/lib/samba/printers
jim at JimsBook:~$

Windows machine will see this one, (which is one better than this ubuntu 
machine does) but doesn't go any farther.
There are some videos on YouTube which I will watch soon, perhaps I can 
glean some wisdom from them.

Thank you

Jim

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