Re: [PLUG] Samba/DNS question

[Jesse Huestis <jhuestis@comcast.net>]

I would do the following:

from the windows box
ping 192.118.1.102

If there is no reply, you have a basic network issue

On the linux box from a terminal session. type ps -A and look for smb
if smb is not listed the service is not started.

On both boxes, look to make sure the workgroup is the same.  This is 
different on 9x/me boxes, right click on network neighborhood, and 
properties.   On the Linux box it is the samba config file.  

Check those things.



Bill Patterson wrote:

> when I enter
> net use T: \\192.118.1.102\test
> on my Windows box aiming at a Linux box running RH9, I get
> Error 53: The computer name specified in the network path cannot be 
> located.
> Make sure you are specifying the computer name correctly, or try again 
> later when the remote computer is available.
>
> The box does respond to putty, so I know there is a connection of some 
> sort.
>
> So I know Windows is not happy.
>
> Can you show me the error of my ways? <grin>
>
> Bill
>
> Jesse Huestis wrote:
>
> > One way to test to see if Windows is "happy" with seeing samba is to 
> > use the IP address and something like the following.
> >
> > net use T: \\192.168.0.10\test
> >
> > if you get the user name and password prompt , it should allow you to 
> > connect.
>
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