[PLUG] Samba server can't see WinME

[Mike De La Mater]

>signed,
>Carla who is not a guy

?!?!?!?!

8/6/02 2:33:36 AM, Carla Schroder <pluglist at bratgrrl.com> wrote:

>Aaarrrgghh, WinMe is a networking nightmare. It doesn't even like to connect 
>to other Windows machines.
>
>This may be what you need:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q272991&
>
>signed,
>Carla who is not a guy
>
>On Tuesday 06 August 2002 04:10 pm, you wrote:
>> Hi All Guys,
>>
>> I have a WinME box connected to a Samba Server (RH7.3) via a crossover
>> cable as experiment.  Both boxes can be connected.  WinME can transfer
>> files from the share folder of Samba Server and to the folder of the same
>> but not the other way round.  Samba Server can't see the WinME box.
>>
>> Test No.1
>>
>> -------- snip -----------
>> /etc/samba/smb.conf
>>
>> [test]
>> comment = test share
>> path = /test
>> writable = yes
>> browsable = yes
>> follow symlinks = yes
>> wide links = yes
>> public = yes
>> read only = No
>> guest ok = Yes
>> guest only = Yes
>>
>>
>> (Remark :  Computer_name of WinME = IWILL
>>                   shared = share_folder of WinME)
>> IP address of RH7.3 = 192..168.0.2  Subnet : 255.255.255.-0
>> IP address of WinME = 192.168.0.2  Subnet : 255.255.255.-0
>>
>> # smbclient -L IWILL
>> added interface ip=192.168.0.1 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
>> Got a positive name query response from 192.168.0.2 ( 218.188.76.202
>> 192.168.0.2 )
>> error connecting to 218.188.76.202:139 (Network is unreachable)
>> Error connecting to 218.188.76.202 (Network is unreachable)
>> Connection to IWILL failed
>>
>> # mount -t smbfs //IWILL/shared/ /mnt/WinME/
>> Error connecting to 218.188.76.202 (Network is unreachable)
>> 1668: Connection to IWILL failed
>> SMB connection failed
>>
>>
>> Test No.2
>>
>> /etc/samba/smb.conf
>>
>> ------ snip -------
>> [test]
>> comment = test share
>> path = /test
>> writable = yes
>> browsable = yes
>> public = yes
>> read only = No
>> guest ok = Yes
>> guest only = Yes
>>
>> # mount -t smbfs //IWILL/shared/ /mnt/WinME/
>> Error connecting to 218.188.76.202 (Network is unreachable)
>> 1628: Connection to IWILL failed
>> SMB connection failed
>>
>> # smbclient -L IWILL
>> added interface ip=192.168.0.1 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
>> Got a positive name query response from 192.168.0.2 ( 218.188.76.202
>> 192.168.0.2 )
>> error connecting to 218.188.76.202:139 (Network is unreachable)
>> Error connecting to 218.188.76.202 (Network is unreachable)
>> Connection to IWILL failed
>>
>> Please advise.   Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Stephen Liu
>>
>>
>>
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