'what's wrong how can I fix it'
Hi there!!
Just a few things,
- Can you see your linux box in your XP's network neighborhood?
- You may need to create an entry in the lmhosts file.
- Have you tried to locate your linux box using windows' search function
(either by ip
or computer name).
- Have you tried commands like 'nmblookup -A computer name/ip address'.
- You could try to check whether ports 137(default port) or 445 are open using
nmap.
I had a similar prob but after a bit of googling and t-shooting I now have a
basic share working. My problem was that I could see the linux machine in the
windows work group but not connect to it.
I cannot speak with great authority on SAMBA but I would say that my entry in
lmhosts as per attached link and following instructions in the other
tutorials/guides helped. Just as in windows you have to select and 'share' a
folder so to in linux.
links:
http://handsonhowto.com/2007/what-is-samba/ # link about config file
http://instantbadger.blogspot.com/2006/07/xp-home-client-linux-domain-controller.html
#above link about lmhosts
p.s. I can browse from xp to linux but have not yet tried linux to xp //no
time.
Also I am not sure how secure you want the share to be - but I hope that helps.
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