[Samba] how to verify the connection between a Samba server and a Windows Xp client?

Joel Hammer Joel at HammersHome.com
Tue Dec 31 04:42:00 GMT 2002


This comes from DIAGNOSIS.txt.

TEST 9:
--------
 
Run the command "net use x: \\BIGSERVER\TMP". You should be prompted
for a password then you should get a "command completed successfully"
message. If not then your PC software is incorrectly installed or your
smb.conf is incorrect. make sure your "hosts allow" and other config
lines in smb.conf are correct.
 
It's also possible that the server can't work out what user name to
connect you as. To see if this is the problem add the line "user =
USERNAME" to the [tmp] section of smb.conf where "USERNAME" is the
username corresponding to the password you typed. If you find this
fixes things you may need the username mapping option.
                                                                
Let us know if this fixes your problem.

Joel


On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 10:45:38PM -0500, Michael Gong wrote:
> Hi, there,
> 
> I have 2 machines ( running Linux Red Hat 8.0 and Windows Xp individually),
> which share a broadband Internet connection through a router.
> 
> After installing Samba 2.2.7.a on Linux machine, I can use "smbclient" to
> access Windows machines, see the files and transfer files.
> 
> Linux machine info:
>     name: WINNY
>     share folder name: gong
>     ip:    192.168.123.153
>     valid user: gong
>     password: 710224
> 
> Windows Xp machine info:
>     name: GONG
>     ip: 192.168.123.110
>     log in as user: gong
>     log in password: 710224
> 
> step 1:
> On Linux machine, I can use:
>     smbclient //WINNY/gong -U gong%710224
> 
>         //this command runs successfully, so that the Linux Samba server
> works fine.
>         // and it can accept user name and password.
> 
> step 2:
>     delete the log.winny file on Linux.
> 
> step 3:
> 
> On Xp machine, I use:
>     net use z: \\WINNY\gong /user:gong
> 
>         // it doesn't work, it reported: "The network path was not found".
> 
> step 4:
>     try to open log.winny file, but it doesn't exist. Therefore, the Samba
> doesn't even receive the request from Xp client.
> 
> So my question is:
>     how to verify the connection between these 2 machines works?
> 
> By the way:
>     On Xp machine, I can use:
>         ping WINNY
>     or
>         ping 192.168.123.153
> 
>     both works.
> 
> 
> 
> Could you give me any suggestion?
> 
> Thanks ahead!
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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