Re: accessing samba shares

[achana saysit com]

Matthew Bradford wrote:

> >From your samba server box type the following:
>
> smbclient -L <netbiosname>
>
> where <netbiosname> is the name you gave your server in smb.conf.  If it
> cannot connect... make sure you have the server started.  If the services
> are started then there is something wrong with your configuration.  Without
> seeing the file it is hard to tell what it might be.
>
> HTH
>     Matt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <pcprobs blueyonder co uk>
> To: <redhat-list redhat com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 3:53 AM
> Subject: accessing samba shares
>
> > Hi guys
> >
> > got samba server and win98 clients.  Samba server laptop works with win
> clients ok.
> >
> > I then setup standalone linux box samba server.  win98 cant access the
> shares.  I get this from the network neighbourhood
> >
> > server is not accessable, the computer or sharename could not be found
> make sure you typed it correctly, and try again.
> >
> > please note I have setup share folders on the server.
> >
> >
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If u can ping the samba machine, another possibility is the default ipchain.
Save your current ipchain and then try ipchains -F

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