[Samba] Windows XP client - intermittent 'network name cannot befound' loading profile

[miles123 at gmx.de]

Hello Tim,

I have verified and recreated your problem.
As soon as I switch SAMBA option security=share , I have
exactly the same problems like you,
when trying to access a SAMBA share
via Windows "Add Network Places"

The only option I have to logon is
DOOMIT\Guets
(DOOMIT is the NetBIOS Name of my samba server).

HOWEVER: There *aren't any* problems, if I try
to map the share as network drive (via Win explorer) when
SAMBA option security=share.

In Windows Explorer Menu: Tools->Map Network Drive
Click on the "Connect using different user name"
and enter a valid SAMBA user name and password.
Then enter the network path to the share
in the "Folder" Field of the "Map Network Drive" Dialog
click finish and that's it.

BUT:
Things are different when SAMBA option security=user.
Then I do *not* have any problems to access the share
via "add network places". Here a login-dialog is
displayed where you can enter a user name and password.
Mapping network drive via Windows Explorer also works w/o
any problem.

BTW: I think that in your smb.conf there might by a error:

from your posting of smb.conf you have
valid users = tim chrissy

however, according to the on-line documentation, names in the
valid user parameter have to be separated by comma (,)
So it should be
valid users = tim, chrissy

I hope this helps!

Regards,
Vlad!

P.S. Perhaps a developer should take a look on this!!

-------------- Original Message ---------------------------------------

Fedora Core 1:Samba 3.0.0-15 trying to connect with Windows XP Pro and
Home

Hello All, I am really hoping for some help on this one. I am going
through the very basic process of trying to learn Samba and get my home
network up -- followed the HowTo verbatim. I have several problems that
are show-stoppers.

(1) I can�ft print. I have a hp Photosmart 7150 installed locally on
the
linux box and it works perfectly when printing from linux. I can see the
printer from the samba share in windows and can install and
�esuccessfully�f print (the job reads �gremote
downlevel document�h
Status: spooling User:nobody) but nothing prints. Lpq says:
Photosmart7150 is ready
No entries
Zero activity on the printers part.

(2) I can�ft access my share. If I try to go to start�¨run and
type
\\agamemnon\data the only option for a username is AGAMEMNON\Guest and its
disabled.

I could really use some help on this. Thanks for any pointers. I know this
is not secure -- just want to prove the concept first.

Tim

#My smb.conf
[global]
workgroup = archenland
netbios name = agamemnon
security = share
printcap name = cups
disable spoolss = Yes
show add printer wizard = No
printing = cups

[homes]
comment = Tim and Chrissy's Home Directories
# we set the valid users = to the current share's name
valid users = %S
read only = No
# we might want to set this to No after troubleshooting
browseable = Yes

[data]
# this is the main share we run all our files from
comment=Tim and Chrissy's data store
path = /home/data
guest ok = No
valid users = tim chrissy
read only = No
writeable = Yes

[printers]
path = /var/spool/samba
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
use client driver = Yes
browseable = No

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