"could not connect to host - localhost"

[Ron Woodall]

Hi Christopher:

         Thanks for the reply.

At 09:58 AM 12/3/01 -0800, you wrote:

>You should take a look at your Samba log files.  They will usually tell 
>you what went wrong behind the scenes.   Question:  What procedure were 
>you attempting to perform when you got the error "could not connect to 
>host - localhost"?

         The log files show nothing. There is no entry in the log for this 
date.

         I was attempting to browse the network from the Linux machine. 
(open file manager [Konqueror with the explorer screen], clicked on "+ 
Network" then clicked on "+ Local Network." The icon turns to the spinning 
gear and immediately the error message comes up (600 MHz system). After 
that, nothing.

>Right off it sounds like Samba isn't recognizing your local 
>system.  Usually an error like that would contain the localhost's hostname 
>instead of just localhost, but I could be wrong.

         Yup, sounds about right on both counts. However, smbd and nmbd are 
both running and neither are showing any errors. Nothing noted in the logs.

         Thanks for the help. I look forward to your reply.

         Ron Woodall

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