NT Terminal Server and Samba Authentication

[Paul Schulz]

Before I describe my problem:
 What are the best tools/setup for tracing protocol problems between NT
and Samba?
(tcpdump? ethereal? protocol references?)

An NT Termial Server (essential NT 4, but no way of being sure about it
with M$)
talks to a Samba 2.0.0.  I have enabled 'plain text passwords' on the NT
machine
so that Samba can authenticate against NIS for its 'shares'.

Samba will ask for a password, before allowing access to it's shares
(security=user)

Problem:
Sometimes a user will be refused a connection.. repeatedly popping up a
password window.

Workaround 1:
Stop and start Samba - This will allow that password to be accepted, but
affects other users
on Windows 95 machines..  who loose their connections.

Workareound 2:
Reboot NT machine and stop and start Samba

What's going on?
PaulS

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Paul Schulz(pauls at caemrad.com.au)                             SysAdmin
CAE MRad, Innovation House West, First Avenue, TECHNOLOGY PARK SA 5095
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