[Samba] Cannot connect WinXP

[daniel.jarboe at custserv.com]

Do you really have those last few lines in smb.conf instead of 
/etc/hosts?  If so, I'd have a look there first (/etc/hosts and 
/path/to/smb.conf are two different files).

~ Daniel

satimis at writeme.com wrote:

>Hi All
>
>Can't connect WinXP
>
>(Remark:  Group=SEC  WinXP=M40G  
>Samba Server=server.ltsp
>ipchains stop)
>
># mount -t smbfs //M40G/Shared /mnt/WinXP/
>params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration file: 
>127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
>params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration file: 
>192.168.0.1 M40G
>params.c:Parameter() - Unexpected end-of-file at: 192.168.0.254 server.ltsp
>Error connecting to 218.188.78.190 (Network is unreachable)
>3049: Connection to M40G failed
>SMB connection failed
>
>
># testparm
>Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
>Processing section "[test]"
>params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration file: 
>127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
>params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration file: 
>192.168.0.1 M40G
>params.c:Parameter() - Unexpected end-of-file at: 192.168.0.254 server.ltsp
>Loaded services file OK.
>
>
>Configure File
>===========
>#/etc/samba/smb.conf
># Samba config file created using SWAT
># from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)
># Date: 2002/08/05 16:52:24
>
># Global parameters
>[global]
>    workgroup = SEC
>    security = SHARE
>    guest account = M40G
>
>[test]
>    comment = test share
>    path = /test
>    writable = yes
>    browseable = yes
>    follow symlinks = yes
>    wide links = yes
>    public = yes
>    read only = No
>    guest ok = Yes
>    guest only = Yes
>
>
># /etc/hosts
># Do not remove the following line, or various programs
># that require network functionality will fail.
>127.0.0.1         localhost     localhost.localdomain
>192.168.0.1 M40G
>192.168.0.254   server.ltsp
>
>Kindly advise.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Stephen Liu
>