[Samba] Cannot connect WinXP

[daniel.jarboe at custserv.com]

By /path/to/smb.conf I just meant whatever directory smb.conf is 
installed in... for you that is /etc/samba/smb.conf.  Did you take those 
lines out?  Are you able to access the XP share with smbclient?  With 
smbmount?

~ Daniel


satimis at writeme.com wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
>
> Thanks for your response.
>
>>> Do you really have those last few lines in smb.conf instead of 
>>> /etc/hosts?  If so, I'd have a look there first (/etc/hosts and 
>>> /path/to/smb.conf are two different files).
>>
>>
> Yes.   That is the complete content of /etc/samba/smb.conf
>
> Re-tried
> # mount -t smbfs //M40G/Shared /mnt/WinXP
> params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration 
> file: 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
> params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration 
> file: 192.168.0.1 M40G
> params.c:Parameter() - Unexpected end-of-file at: 192.168.0.254 
> server.ltsp
> Password:       (there is no password.  I just hit  [Enter]
>
> It seems connected but I could not find the shared folder of WinXP
> # cd /mnt/WinXP/
> # ls
> #
>
> /etc/hosts
> # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
> # that require network functionality will fail.
> 127.0.0.1            localhost.localdomain     localhost
> 192.168.0.1        M40G   192.168.0.254    server.ltsp    server
>
> (Remark: 
> 1)  The server is a LTSP server.  M40G (PC) works as a standalone WS 
> and Diskless Workstation as well
> 2)  In this test I change the last 2nd line to read as "192.168.0.1 
> M40G.  Before it reads as "192.168.0.1  ws001")
>
> However I could not find /path/to/smb.conf
>
> However to change those badly formed lines in /etc/smb.conf?
>
> Thanks
>
> Stephen Liu
>
>
>>> satimis at writeme.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All
>>>>
>>>> Can't connect WinXP
>>>>
>>>> (Remark:  Group=SEC  WinXP=M40G
>>>> Samba Server=server.ltsp
>>>> ipchains stop)
>>>>
>>>> # mount -t smbfs //M40G/Shared /mnt/WinXP/
>>>> params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration 
>>>> file: 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
>>>> params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration 
>>>> file: 192.168.0.1 M40G
>>>> params.c:Parameter() - Unexpected end-of-file at: 192.168.0.254 
>>>> server.ltsp
>>>> Error connecting to 218.188.78.190 (Network is unreachable)
>>>> 3049: Connection to M40G failed
>>>> SMB connection failed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> # testparm
>>>> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
>>>> Processing section "[test]"
>>>> params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration 
>>>> file: 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
>>>> params.c:Parameter() - Ignoring badly formed line in configuration 
>>>> file: 192.168.0.1 M40G
>>>> params.c:Parameter() - Unexpected end-of-file at: 192.168.0.254 
>>>> server.ltsp
>>>> Loaded services file OK.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Configure File
>>>> ===========
>>>> #/etc/samba/smb.conf
>>>> # Samba config file created using SWAT
>>>> # from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)
>>>> # Date: 2002/08/05 16:52:24
>>>>
>>>> # Global parameters
>>>> [global]
>>>>    workgroup = SEC
>>>>    security = SHARE
>>>>    guest account = M40G
>>>>
>>>> [test]
>>>>    comment = test share
>>>>    path = /test
>>>>    writable = yes
>>>>    browseable = yes
>>>>    follow symlinks = yes
>>>>    wide links = yes
>>>>    public = yes
>>>>    read only = No
>>>>    guest ok = Yes
>>>>    guest only = Yes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> # /etc/hosts
>>>> # Do not remove the following line, or various programs
>>>> # that require network functionality will fail.
>>>> 127.0.0.1         localhost     localhost.localdomain
>>>> 192.168.0.1 M40G
>>>> 192.168.0.254   server.ltsp
>>>>
>>>> Kindly advise.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> Stephen Liu
>>>
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