[Wylug-discuss] EeePC and Samba

[Christopher Brown]

On 11/01/2008, Anne Wilson <cannewilson at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 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.

Pesky firewalls! Fedora's default firewall settings block netbios so
you may want to check the same is not happening for you with xandros
or other computers wishing to browse to the eeepc. I think:

137-138 UDP
139 & 445 TCP

Cheers

-- 
Christopher Brown

http://www.chruz.com