[Wylug-discuss] EeePC and Samba

[Anne Wilson]

I've had no luck so far getting samba to work.  First, an explanation.  I use 
samba for all my networking even though 99% of it is linux to linux.  The 1% 
windows connectivity is the reason for this.

The supplied smb.conf has some very specific eeepc/xandros lines.  I tried 
renaming it and putting in my sparse but effective smb.conf, but lost even 
the ability to see a network icon on the screen.  The supplied smb.conf had 
to be reinstated.

Clicking on the network icon brings up my network with its correct name - but 
it only contains the eeepc, and browsing from another laptop can't see the 
eeepc.

Logwatch supplies the following entries:

 nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c:process_reset_browser(729)  process_reset_browser: 
received diagnostic browser reset request from EEEPC-ANNE<00> IP 192.168.0.77 
state=0x2 : 32 Time(s)
 nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_release_request(118)  
process_name_release_request: Attempt to release name LYDGATE.LAN<1d> from IP 
192.168.0.73 on subnet 192.168.0.70 being rejected as it is one of our 
names. : 1 Time(s)
 
The last entry, I presume, would be the first attempt, when it tried dhcp.  I 
immediately changed it to static.  Does the other message suggest anything 
helpful?

Any more ideas for checking?  Logs seem to be almost non-existent.

Anne
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