[Samba] XP share not listed in Linneighborhood

[Larry Alkoff]

Guenter Kukkukk wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 30. April 2008 schrieb Larry Alkoff:
>> I am unable to find my Windows XP share (winpro) in Linneighborhood 
>> which runs on my desktop Kubuntu Linux box.
>>
>> When I try to mount that Windows XP share I get the error message:
>> 2139: session request to WINPRO failed (Not listening on called name)
>> 2139: session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)
>> SMB connection failed
>> smbmt: Error: winpro _not_ mounted.
>>
>> The command line I'm using to mount Winpro is:
>>     smbmount //winpro/lba  /mnt/winpro  -o guest,uid=lba
>>
>> This line _used_ to work before I had a malfuntion on the winpro box and 
>> had to Repair XP.  Repair is similiar to a fresh install except many 
>> (but not all) settings are kept.
>>
>> Both winpro and the Kubuntu box are on the same workgroup and subnet
>> with fixed IP.
>>
>> Why is the winpro machine "not listening on called name" ?
>>
>> I've been working on this a couple of days and suspect something in the 
>> Windows XP configuration but haven't made any headway.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>
> 
> Are you sure, that you named that winxp box "winpro"?
> Inside a windows cmdline window, use "nbtstat -n" to view the
> registered netbios names. 
> Also have a look whether the workgroup matches.
> 
> Btw - using 'smbclient -L winpro -U<username>%<password>' is an easier
> way to check for availability of that remote box.
> 
> Also 'smbtree' can help to diagnose that problem.
> 
> Cheers, Günter
> 

Thanks very much for your reply Günter.

Clicking on Control Panel >System >Properties shows
'Full computer name' winpro
and Workgroup LANET
as expected.

nbstat -n from winpro command prompt
gives an error message
"Failed to access NBT driver"

smbtree gives a full screen of shares from other computers
but nothing from winpro.  The shares list other windows 98 computers.

smbclient -L winpro -U<username>%<password>
gives a '>' prompt that I can't do anything with
except to re-enter my password.
I then get
"session request to WINPRO failed (Not listening on called name)
session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)"


smbclient -L winpro -U<username>
session request to WINPRO failed (Not listening on called name)
session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)


Some notes:
My username and password is the same on both machines.

The WXP computer has Service Pack 1 and 2.

I can connect to shares on other machines from winpro.

Larry