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Re: [Plug] Samba Problems
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Doesnt it have to be in the same subnet and the IP scheme not be too far
from the other machines to be on the same local network?
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On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Brent R. Matzelle wrote:
:Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 20:32:27 -0400
:From: Brent R. Matzelle <bmatzelle@yahoo.com>
:Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
:Subject: Re: [Plug] Samba Problems
:
:I tried those things already with the same results. The Win32 PCs don't use
:static IP addresses like my computer does. Could this be the problem? My
:computer uses the address 206.181.181.73 with a netmask of 255.255.255.0 and
:the Win32 PCs use 172.16.1.x with a netmask of 255.255.0.0. Could this cause a
:problem with SMB? I thought that SMB was supposed to work seamlessly over
:TCP/IP, but since it's a M$ invention, what can I expect :)
:
:On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, you wrote:
:> Are you specifying the right workgroup when you try to browse the
:> windows clients? Have you tried it without the -N? If the windows boxes
:> are in user level mode, and no guest account is enabled you may have
:> problems.
:>
:> The Linux boxes not showing up in the network neighborhood is a known
:> problem with winnt post sp3 if your linux boxes use clear text passwords
:> for smb traffic. You can enable password encryption in the smb.conf.
:> Read ENCRYPTION.txt distributed with samba.
:>
:> However, you should still be able to view/use shares without it enabled.
:> So thats only half your problem. Maybe.
:>
:> Try browsing useing 'smbclient -L SERVER' Then see what happens. You may
:> need to use the -W and -l options.
:>
:> Thats about all I can think of right now. The source comes with some
:> good docs, and an HTMLized faq. Its helped me a good deal.
:>
:> J.
:>
:> I. I have to survive. Just to stay alive.
:>
:> On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Brent R. Matzelle wrote:
:>
:> > I had Mandrake install Samba on my computer as a daemon with all the normal
:> > defaults in place. I can ping Win32 clients and they can ping me, but I
:> > can't see them using 'smbclient -L CLIENT -N' and they can't see my computer
:> > in Network Neighborhood. The only computer that I can see is my friend's
:> > computer, which is another Linux PC configured the same as my own. Any
:> > suggestions for what I can do to see the Win32 clients?
:> >
:> > When I use smbclient to lookup my own client I get:
:> > Added interface ip=206.181.181.73 bcast=206.181.181.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
:> > if that's any help.
:> >
:> > --
:> > Brent R. Matzelle
:> >
:> > "My way isn't always the best way to do things... but it's more fun."
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