On Fri, Feb 09, 2001 at 02:30:40PM +0000, Jenny_Hopkins@toby-churchill.com wrote:
...if you are using a Win 98 client then you need to use encrypted passwords. Your smb.conf needs to identify the location of the encrpypted password file. So, after the line 'encrypt passwords = yes' you need something like:
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
One point to note is that if you are not seeing the Linux machine in the 'network neighborhood' window, then you are not getting as far as worrying about passwords - the password problem manifests itself by you being repeatedly asked for a password when you enter a shared resource...
If you are still not seeing the linux machine in your browse window, then here are some of the things I would try:
1. Check network settings on the PC:
"Identification" tab from network settings box should have the save workgroup name as the linux box.
TCP/IP--->your-network-card should be installed TCP/IP--->your dialup-adaptor should also be installed
Preferences for TCP/IP--->your network-card should be:
IP address - on same network as linux machine Default gateway - set to IP address of your linux machine DNS - switched off (for now) Bindings: Enable both 'client for MS networks' and 'file & printer sharing'
Client for MS networks For test purposes, enable
2. Check network settings on the Linux box - should comply with the above
3. Check you can ping the windows box from the linux box
4. check you can ping & telnet to the linux box from the windows box
5. See if you can see your windows machine from the Linux box - type:
smbclient -L windows_box_name
If you get this far successfully and *still* can't see the linux box from network neighbourhood, then something very odd is happening...