[Samba] WIndows 98 asking for a password

[Van Sickler, Jim]

Shorten the share name to less than 12 char's

Win9x can't handle them 12 char's or >

see:  Share Names Greater Than 12 Characters Cause Errors on Clients
[Q145949]
on the Ms site.

Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Aggarwal [mailto:neil at JAMMConsulting.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 2:00 PM
> To: Van Sickler, Jim; Samba mailing list
> Subject: RE: [Samba] WIndows 98 asking for a password
> 
> 
> Jim:
> 
> This did not help.  I created an entry for linuxServer
> that po
ints to 192.168.1.1 and rebooted the machine.
> 
> I then went to a DOS prompt and typed:
> ping linuxServer
> and it resolved and pinged the linux server OK.
> 
> I then added the network printer via \\linuxServer\brotherLaser
> to no avail.
> 
> Any other ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> 	Neil.
> 
> --
> Neil Aggarwal
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> 
> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: samba-admin at lists.samba.org 
> [mailto:samba-admin at lists.samba.org]On
> > Behalf Of Van Sickler, Jim
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:48 PM
> > To: 'Neil Aggarwal'; SaDIKuZboy; Samba mailing list
> > Subject: RE: [Samba] WIndows 98 asking for a password
> >
> >
> > Add the samba server information to the
> > hosts and lmhosts files on your PCs.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > p.s. Connect to the printer share using the
> > \\hostname\sharename, not \\ip\sharename
> >
> > > -----Original Me
ssage-----
> > > From: Neil Aggarwal [mailto:neil at JAMMConsulting.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 1:38 PM
> > > To: SaDIKuZboy; Samba mailing list
> > > Subject: RE: [Samba] WIndows 98 asking for a password
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > I set the samba to use share level access.
> > > Now, it does not ask for a password, but
> >
> > > when I try to print something, I get this
> > > message on the Windows 98 machine:
> > >
> > > The was an error writing to \\192.168.1.1\brother
Laser
> > > for printer (Brother HL-1440 Series):
> > > The network name cannot be found.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > 	Neil.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Neil Aggarwal
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> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: SaDIKuZboy [mailto:sadik
> > uzboy at libero.it]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:18 PM

> > > > To: Neil Aggarwal
> > > > Subject: Re: [Samba] WIndows 98 asking for a password
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Alle 22:08, mercoledì 12 giugno 2002, Neil Aggarwal ha scritto:
> > > >
> > > > do you really need "security = user" into your samba.conf?
> > > > put security = share and everything will work fine but you'll
> > > > manage shares
> > > > access; not user ones :o)
> > > >
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