[Gllug] samba newbie

[Martin A. Brooks]

Minty wrote:
> I can ping the server from the client on ports 137 and 139.

I doubt it, unless you're using tcping.  You don't "ping" a port.

> nada.  Would anyone kindly guide me to the lightbulb?

Are you sure you can connect at all?  Can the client connect to other 
services on the server?

> The server cannot ping the client, as the client is NAT'd by the
> wireless base station.  Is that my problem?

Without a bit more knowledge of your network topography, it's rather 
hard to say.  Client initiated SAMBA connections should work through a 
NAT with no problem.

Mart.

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