[NTLUG:Discuss] Novice Networker with the Samab Blues

[Clif Smith]

Check the log - it's always my best friend with Samba.


On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 18:54:09 -0600, Terry Henderson <trryhend at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 16:51:17 -0600, Andrew Brown
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> 
> <dutch_fedora at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > OK so I am a novice Network'er. I have a Windows XP Home box, Red Hat
> > Fedora Core 2 Box, and a SuSe Laptop that I am trying to network. I am
> > using Samba. Pulled the How To off the system, very handy, but somehow I
> > am missing something. I have a Linksys Wireless B Router with the NAT
> > set up connecting the systems to the internet.
> >
> > I have Samba set up with the simplest settings /etc/samab/smb.conf from
> > the How To as a start. Ran testparm and found everything is running
> > fine. Pulled up the network on the XP box and found the Samba Server...
> > hi'ever; I cannot get the share to pull up. I cannot seem to access the
> > Samba Server at all; getting a error 53. I used fish:// and Smb:// on my
> > Suse box in Konq' and could not find any shares. I am assuming that I am
> > doing something silly (being a novice), or maybe it is the Router that
> > is causing the problems. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks for any help!
> >
> > All just a learning process.
> >
> 
> Just guessing, but could be issue with dynamic IP addressing.
> Try ignoring your router's DHCP server and set static IPs to clients.
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