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Subject: Re: Samba problem
To: Jerry.Kendall@vmicls.com (Jerry Kendall)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 17:49:21 +0100 (MET)
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In-Reply-To: <9511101556.AA11471.gonzo@vmicls.com> from "Jerry Kendall" at Nov 10, 95 10:56:43 am
From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
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> 
> > > 
> > > I have installed samba V1.9.13 on a FreeBSD 2.0.5 machine. The name
> > > of the machine is abc.net1.com
> > > 
> > > On a SparcServer 1000, running Solaris 2.3, machine name sparc.net2.net, 
> > > I can 'smbclient \\\\abc.net1.com\\home' and it works fine.
> > > 
> > > On a PC running WFW 3.11, machine name pc.net2.net, I am unable to
> > > connect to the shared drive. The only way I know is to use
> > > File Manager.
> > > 
> > > What am I doing wrong ???
> > > 
> > > --------------smb.conf from abc.net1.com ------------
> > [snip]
> > 
> > Do you have TCP/IP installed on the WfW 3.11 box?
> > You have to.
> > 
> 
> Yes TCP/IP is installed.
> 
> The WFW box  accesses samba on the Sparc but not the FreeBSD box.
> 
> Jerry
> 
Do you have /usr/local/samba/bin/nmbd -B <yourbroadcastaddress> -G SOMETHING
/usr/local/samba/smbd -D

in /etc/rc.local?

I refrained from starting samba via inetd.conf instead I started the
daemons from rc.local.

Do you have a user guest/pcguest on the FreeBSD box?

--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de