[Samba] Windows XP sees fedora14/samba3 shares but not fedora20/samba4 shares

[Karel Lang AFD]

Hi,
isn't it possible, that your new Samba4 server uses higher SMB protocol, 
than the old MS windows XP machine can understand/handle?

Not sure about this, but might be worth checking?

cheers :]

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On 03/06/2015 02:42 AM, Al Schapira wrote:
> Hello,
>
> A windows XP machine 'X' (the only one left in the LAN) sees all
> fedora14/samba3 shares on f14 machine 'A' but cannot see fedora20/samba4
> shares on machines 'B' or 'C'.
>
> 'X' can ping all of the others by name, and all of the others 'A', 'B'
> and 'C' CAN see ALL of the other shares INCLUDING on the XP machine 'X'.
>
> Machine 'X' sees the computers 'A' 'B' 'C' but when 'B' or 'C' are
> clicked, 'X' tries to log in and asks for a password INSTEAD OF SHOWING
> THE SHARES.  When 'A' is clicked, 'X' shows the shares.
>
> All WORKGROUP'S are the same. All share permissions are 775.
>
> So, why can't 'X' see the f20/samba4 shares?
>
> Is there some change in f20/samba4 smb.conf that I need to make that
> system-config-samba doesn't know about?
>
> Please suggest things to look at, both on the f20/samba4 side and on the
> XP side.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> 	-Al
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