[Samba] Windows 95

Thu Jul 4 06:58:02 GMT 2002

Well, obviously there are a lot of variables here.
Being an amateur, here is what I would do.
I would rework my smb.conf on the new server, making it as simple as
possible.

Below is what I use on my home network. This is a linux server for a
mixed network (small!) of windows98 machines and xp home and pro. If it
works with one of your problem windows clients, I would then just add,
one by one, all  the additional parameters I am sure you need in a work
environment, and sooner or later you will hit the problem. Notice I don't
use passwords. You may have problems with password encryption with those
win95 clients, some of whom don't use encrypted passwords, maybe. 

[global]
        name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast host
        netbios name = JHAMMER6
        server string = Samba %v Your Server
        security = SHARE
        log level = 3
        os level = 100
        preferred master = True
        domain master = True
        wins support = Yes
        guest account = ftp
        guest ok = Yes
        veto files = /*.{*}/
        hosts allow = 127.  192.168.
        time server = yes                          

[jlh]
	comment = Home
	path = /mnt/hda4/jlh
	read only = yes

I am using Samba Version 2.2.1a

Joel

On Thu, Jul 04, 2002 at 01:17:31PM +0100, Helen Mason wrote:
> Joel
> 
> I have carried out the same upgrade at another site, that is replacing a Sun
> Ultra1 running samba 2.0.5 with Solaris 6 with a Sun Blade 100 running Samba
> 2.2.2 with Solaris 8, and on this site 3 out of 4 W95 PC's fail tests 8, 9
> and 10,  although they were working with the previous server, all 4 W95 PC's
> have the same version of Windows.
> 
> I have carried out all the tests in DIAGNOSIS.txt at this second site and
> all tests were successful except the following:-
> 
> Test 4  responded with:-
> name_query failed to find name _samba_
> 
> On 1 PC Tests 8 and 9 responded with :-
> Error 53: The computer name specified in the network path cannot be located.
> Make sure that you are specifying the computer name correctly, or try again
> later when the remote computer is available. If I entered net view
> \\192.168.1.1
> Error 86: The specified network password is not correct.  Type the correct
> password or contact your network administrator for more information. If I
> entered net view mack-birmingham
> 
> I have tried setting the IP address of the Wins server in tcp/ip and adding
> the lmhosts file but neither had any effect.
> 
> On the other 2 PC's the response to Test 8 with both the IP address and the
> name was :-
> Error 51: The specified computer is not receiving requests. Make sure you
> are specifying the computer name correctly, or try again later when the
> remote computer is available.
> Test 9 responded with Error 53.
> 
> Test 10 responded with :-
> bad command or file name
> 
> 
> Helen Mason
> I.T.Services Manager
> M & W Mack Wholesale Division
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel Hammer [mailto:Joel at HammersHome.com]
> Sent: 26 June 2002 11:58
> To: Helen Mason; samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows 95
> 
> I would walk through /docs/textdocs/DIAGNOSIS.txt in the sources.
> 
> Joel
> 
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 11:37:28AM +0100, Helen Mason wrote:
> > I am having a problem with some Windows 95 PC's .
> >
> > I had Samba 2.0.5 installed on a Sun system with Solaris 6, and a local
> > network of PC's with W95 and W98, and everything was working fine.  I then
> > installed a new server with Solaris 8, and changed the IP addresses on the
> > network, and the W98 PC was fine as was one of the W95 PC's, but 2 W95Pc's
> > cannot see the Samba share, if I do a "Find computer" and enter the IP
> > address of the server it is not found, although the other W95 PC does find
> > it.  The 2 problem PC's can ping the server and can connect with the TUN
> > emulation software, so there is no problem with the network connection.
> I
> > have upgraded to Samba 2.2.2 but this has not resolved it, I have also
> tried
> > re-installing Windows on one of the PC's to no avail.  As 2 of the PC's
> are
> > working OK I assume my Samba set up is correct.
> >
> > Do you have any suggestions as to what might be causing the problem?
> >
> >
> > Helen Mason
> > I.T.Services Manager
> > M & W Mack Wholesale Division
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