Windows 98 SE can't access Samba server
Kenny
kenny at hereintown.net
Wed Feb 21 17:56:43 GMT 2001
I'm not an SMB or IP guru ... but I don't think I would have picked
"localhost" as the NETBIOS name ... that sounds scarey ... especially if
you are using DNS as the first option within your resolution order ...
Kenny
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On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Jackson Damien wrote:
> I have a Windows 98 SE box connected to my Redhat 7.0 box running Samba 2.0.7
>
> I click on Network Neighborhood, then on localhost
>
> I double click on Localhost and get a window called "Enter Network Password."
>
> The window says:
>
> You must supply a password to make this connection:
>
> Resource: \\LOCALHOST\IPC$
> Password []
>
> Save this password in your password list []
>
> [Ok]
> [Cancel]
>
>
> No matter what I try for my password, I can't the machine to log in.
> Each time I get the following error box:
>
> "Microsoft Networking"
> The password is incorrect. Try again.
>
> Anyone have an ideas as to what it could be? I'm pretty sure it's a
> problem on the Windows side. The Linux machine is serving files just
> fine to the rest of my windows boxes.
>
> If you need any more info please let me know. I would really prefer
> to *not* have to reformat and reinstall this machine. I just want to
> get access to my shared Linux printer.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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