[Samba] Desiring to set up Windows Vista and Linux Fedora Core 4

[Bruno MACADRE]

Barry L. Bond a écrit :
> Hi Michael!
>
>      Thank you for your fast reply!
>
> On Sat, Oct 03, 2009 at 04:35:50PM +0200, Michael Wood wrote:
>
>   
>> From what you say above, I assume that the Windows machine is on
>> either 192.168.1.x or 192.168.2.x networks?  Don't forget to use a
>> full stop after them like:
>>
>> hosts allow 192.168.1. 192.168.2.
>>
>> or you could write it like:
>>
>> hosts allow 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.2.0/24
>>     
>
>      Hmmmm... I have "hosts allow = 192.168.1., 192.168.2., 127."
>
>      I have a space between the IP address excerpts (I presume that's what
> you mean by the full stop), though I also have a comma.  I'll remove the
> commas...
>
>   
>> What does your smb.conf look like?  And what happens when you try to
>> connect/print from the Windows machine?  What errors to you get?
>>     
>
>      Here is my current smb.conf file:
>
> <<>>
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
> # Date: 2009/10/03 00:37:16
>
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> 	server string = Windows in Linux - VMware
> 	interfaces = eth0, vmnet1, vmnet8
> 	guest account = barry
> 	username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
> 	log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> 	max log size = 50
> 	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> 	printcap name = /etc/printcap
> 	preferred master = Yes
> 	dns proxy = No
> 	idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
> 	idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
> 	guest ok = Yes
> 	hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.
> 	cups options = raw
>
> [homes]
> 	comment = Home Directories
> 	read only = No
>
> [printers]
> 	comment = All Printers
> 	path = /var/spool/samba
> 	printable = Yes
> 	browseable = No
>
> [HostFS]
> 	comment = VMware host filesystem
> 	path = /
> 	read only = No
>
> [barry]
> 	path = /home/barry
> 	valid users = barry
> 	read only = No
>
> [HP9110]
> 	comment = Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet 9110
> 	path = /var/spool/samba
> 	read only = No
> 	printable = Yes
> 	printer name = HP9110
> 	oplocks = No
> 	share modes = No
> <<>>
>
>      There are a LOT of comments in my original smb.conf file, but since I
> tried to modify a couple of things using SWAT, I see it removed the
> comments.
>
>      Much of what is in this file is what I had, years ago, when I had
> Windows 98 which I could access through VMware, which was running on my
> Linux system.  (I want to do exactly what I did with that, be able to
> submit a print job or transfer a file either direction.)
>
>      After I removed the comments in my "hosts allow" line, I typed
> "service smb restart" in my root window:
>
> <<>>
> [root at barrycon samba]# service smb restart
> Shutting down SMB services:                                [  OK  ]
> Shutting down NMB services:                                [  OK  ]
> Starting SMB services:                                     [  OK  ]
> Starting NMB services:                                     [  OK  ]
> <<>>
>
>      On the Windows computer, I clicked Start and then Network.
>
>      I double-clicked OFFICE-WINDOWS.
>
>      I double-clicked "Add a Printer".
>
>      Then an "Add a printer" came up near the top of my explorer, after
> Organize and Views.
>
>      Clicking "Add a printer", I choose "Add a network, wireless or
> Bluetooth printer" in the dialog box that comes up. ("Add a local printer"
> is the only other choice here.)
>
>      It says "Searching for available printers..."
>
>      After a delay, it says "No printers were found."
>
>      I click "The printer that I want isn't listed" and out of the three
> choices ("Browse for a printer", "Select a shared printer by name" and
> "Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname"), I choose the second
> one, as the printer is connected to my Linux system with a parallel port,
> and it does not have an IP address.
>
>      I click in the "text box" and type "\\barrycon\hp9110"
>
>      The hostname is barrycon (and that is exactly what worked in the
> Windows 98/VMware I did years ago), and if I type "lpstat -v" the first
> line says "device for HP9110:".
>
>      Another dialog box says "Connecting to hp9110 on barrycon" and after
> a short delay it says "Windows cannot connect to the printer.  The server
> print spooler service is not running.  Please restart the spooler on the
> server or restart the server machine."
>
>      Michael, in the extremely limited time I've given this, I don't
> appear to be communicating at all.  I thank you that you and others are
> trying to help me, so I believe I will just see if you or anyone else
> replies before I mess something up worse!  :-)
>
>      Thank you again!
>
>      Barry
>
>   
Hi,

    Is your samba server a wins server (i don't see it in your smb.conf) 
? Or have you a wins server on your network ?
    Have you try to put barrycon's IP address instead of its name ? 
(something like \\Barrycon_IP\HP9110) ?

Bruno