making Samba work

Claude Jones claude_jones at levitjames.com
Tue Aug 2 18:34:05 UTC 2005


Samba is driving me crazy:
My scenario: 
Linux box connected to the net, firewalled with FWBuilder
Firewall blocks all connections to the box by default
Lan consists of four Windows machines - traffic from the Lan through the 
firewall to the net is permitted, and replies to requests from the Lan from 
the net are permitted. 

I've opened up ports for Samba to the lan; 
>>137   tcp/udp
>>138   tcp/udp
>>139   tcp
>>445   tcp/udp

My smb.conf
[global]
	netbios name = viewridgeproductions2
	ldap ssl = No
	restrict anonymous = no
	server string = Samba
	max protocol = NT
	workgroup = WORKGROUP
	os level = 20
	server signing = Auto
	interfaces = 192.168.2.1
	domain master = no
	security = share
	preferred master = no
	bind interfaces only = yes

[CJ home]
case sensitive = no
guest ok = yes
msdfs proxy = no
read only = no
path = /home/cj

smbd and nmbd are running and set to run at startup

I've also configured the LISa protocol and it, too is running

This is my current configuration, but I've tried many different things along 
this journey - I'm sure I've overlooked something obvious, or screwed 
something else up, but I can't for the life of figure out what. I"ve tried a 
half dozen internet HOWTO's on the subject, and I've even printed out the 
1100+ page Samba manual from their website. 

I can't see my Windows machines from the Linux box at all. One Windows machine 
sees the Fedora box, but can't access it - just get a 'denied' message. 
Windows boxes are properly configured and networking with each other just 
fine. 

To paraphrase another ongoing thread: "Help, I need a sherpa!" 
-- 
Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA




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