[Samba] Mounting Samba share from Windows Mobile 5.0 platform

[Matthew Bloch]

Hi there,

I've just started fiddling with a new Windows Mobile 5 device (HTC
Universal / XDA Exec / Qtek 9000) and am trying to get it to mount a samba
share.  I first tried this to my OS X machine, then tried to an Ubuntu
server.  

I don't know the protocol but when I tell it mount \\80.68.83.61\mattbee
(should be my home directory on my laptop) the device (80.68.83.60) does
this, broadcasting something to the whole LAN:

18:56:54.530486 IP 80.68.83.60.netbios-ns > 80.68.83.63.netbios-ns: NBT UDP
PACKET(137): QUERY; REQUEST; BROADCAST
18:56:54.531968 IP 80.68.83.60.netbios-ns > 80.68.83.63.netbios-ns: NBT UDP
PACKET(137): QUERY; REQUEST; BROADCAST
18:56:54.781702 IP 80.68.83.60.netbios-ns > 80.68.83.63.netbios-ns: NBT UDP
PACKET(137): QUERY; REQUEST; BROADCAST
18:56:54.782974 IP 80.68.83.60.netbios-ns > 80.68.83.63.netbios-ns: NBT UDP
PACKET(137): QUERY; REQUEST; BROADCAST
18:56:55.036890 IP 80.68.83.60.netbios-ns > 80.68.83.63.netbios-ns: NBT UDP
PACKET(137): QUERY; REQUEST; BROADCAST
18:56:55.038320 IP 80.68.83.60.netbios-ns > 80.68.83.63.netbios-ns: NBT UDP
PACKET(137): QUERY; REQUEST; BROADCAST

then reports "The network path was not found".  As far as I know there's no
options for me to tweak at the client end.  My samba version reports itself
as "3.0.14a-Ubuntu".

I've attached the exact tcpdump output (very short) and my smb.conf (also
short, with comments taken out).  In my ignorance I've tried adding a few
lines to the top of the otherwise-default Ubuntu configuration that I
thought might affect nmbd's response to these broadcasts, but nothing seems
to have got Samba to respond.  There's also nothing appearing in either the
smbd or nmbd logs in response to these requests.

I'm not really sure what the client might be asking for; does anyone know
how to proceed from here?  Sorry I've not got a Windows machine against
which to demonstrate a working mount attempt (but could have a go with qemu
at the weekend if necessary!)

Thanks in advance for any advice.

-- 
Matthew Bloch
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[global]
log level = 99
domain master = yes
preferred master = yes
remote announce = 80.68.83.63/MATT
wins proxy = yes


   workgroup = MSHOME

   server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)



   dns proxy = no




   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

   max log size = 1000


   syslog = 0

   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d




   encrypt passwords = true

   passdb backend = tdbsam guest

   obey pam restrictions = yes

   invalid users = root


   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n .














   socket options = TCP_NODELAY





[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no

   writable = no

   create mask = 0700

   directory mask = 0700


[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   browseable = no
   path = /tmp
   printable = yes
   public = no
   writable = no
   create mode = 0700

[print$]
   comment = Printer Drivers
   path = /var/lib/samba/printers
   browseable = yes
   read only = yes
   guest ok = no