From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 22 0:17:34 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ghost.neuneu.com (19-230.CampusNet.ucl.ac.be [130.104.19.230]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 04DE614D06 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 1999 00:17:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lexchive@iname.com) Received: (qmail 31787 invoked by uid 1000); 22 Nov 1999 08:17:13 -0000 From: lexchive@iname.com Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 09:17:13 +0100 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Samba Question Message-ID: <19991122091712.A31752@ghostie.dyndns.org> Reply-To: lexchive@iname.com Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG References: <8525682F.005A868B.00@mail.whtz.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre3i In-Reply-To: <8525682F.005A868B.00@mail.whtz.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Nov 20, 1999 at 11:28:45AM -0500, courtney@whtz.com wrote: > > > well I have tried the host file, but I can map drives on the Samba server > over the internet from machines that don't have the hosts file in it...how > would I map to the machine via IP - currently I just go to fine-computer > and put in the ip address...but in this case, it dosn't see the Samba > machine...but yet all of my other workstations do. I have applied the > registry patch to allow for clear text passwords, but I don't even get a > logon prompt...it just refuses to connect... > > any other ideas?? > On the samba website (www.samba.org), there is a nice troubleshooting guide with a list of tests you can do to determine what is wrong. It is called `Diagnosing Samba', in the Documentation section. You can give it a try, it has helped me several times. -Lex To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message