In's n Out's of Linux Networking

**Lectraplayer** · 03-24-2005, 08:05 PM

I'm fighting with my Linux systems trying to get them to network, with absolutely no luck. I'm trying a peer-to-peer network, which I can do at will under Windows using the same IP's and everything, and I can have both systems ping each other, also at will. However, I cannot get either one to browse the other, or even to recognize the "presence" of a network. I believe I have all the networking stuff installed and operational, short of the firewall, that is turned off completely, but yet I cannot access another system via network, not even a Windows machine RTG via Samba. I'm using SuSE 9.1 Personnal on both systems, and Windows ME dual-booting on of of these machines. Could this be a SuSE problem? ...or am I doing something wrong? Please walk me through this! This one's whooping me. :poundon:

batty_professor · 03-24-2005, 08:45 PM

Do you have any folders in your /home directory set to share? on each Linux system. Navigate to your /home dir. right click on a folder ie documents for instance, click properties, and sharing. You will be prompted for needed packages.

Skie · 03-26-2005, 09:15 AM

As long as Samba is setup properly and running on both Linux machines, or a Linux machine and a Windows machine, you should be fine.

Please paste your Samba config using the [ code] and [ /code] tags (make sure you don't include the space between the "[" and "code]").

**Lectraplayer** · 03-26-2005, 07:19 PM

Lemme try to make my "homes" browsable, I just now saw that.

Still, when I go smb:/ in Konqueror, my other machine (running Windows) doesn't respond. Should I not at least be able to get it to show up in Konqueror as a "machine" resource? Strangely, I can just go to My Network Places with my Windows hard disk in this same laptop and browse the same desktop (the one that dual-boots) and browse it all day with no trouble, assuming it is in Windows. With the only thing that's changed being that the laptop's now running just Linux, I'm wondering what the deal is that it can't view outside resources, but I bet it's local to it.

**Lectraplayer** · 03-27-2005, 07:44 PM

No luck. I still cannot access either a NFS or SMB network. This is what's so agravating to me. I can ping all day, but can't use the network at all.

Samba's smb.conf:

Code:

# smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SuSE
# Date: 2004-04-06
[global]
   workgroup = WORKGROUP
   interfaces = 127.0.0.1 eth0
   bind interfaces only = true
   printing = cups
   printcap name = cups
   printer admin = @ntadmin, root, administrator
   map to guest = Bad User
   security = user
   encrypt passwords = yes
    
[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   valid users = %S
   browseable =Yes 
   read only = Yes
[users]
   comment = All users
   path = /home
   writeable = Yes
   inherit permissions = Yes
   veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/
[groups]
   comment = All groups
   path = /home/groups
   writeable = Yes
   inherit permissions = Yes
[pdf]
   comment = PDF creator
   path = /var/tmp
   printable = Yes
   print command = /usr/bin/smbprngenpdf -J '%J' -c %c -s %s -u '%u' -z %z
   create mask = 0600
[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/tmp
   printable = Yes
   create mask = 0600
   browseable = No
[print$]
   comment = Printer Drivers
   path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
   write list = @ntadmin root
   force group = ntadmin
   create mask = 0664
   directory mask = 0775

Other than this, how would I get NFS working?

**Lectraplayer** · 03-31-2005, 08:16 PM

I think that the fact that NFS and Samba both not working may actually have the same culprit. Any ideas on what the culprit may be?

03-24-2005, 08:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lectraplayer TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 527 OS: Win-XP, Debian/Sarge, and SuSI 9.1	In's n Out's of Linux Networking I'm fighting with my Linux systems trying to get them to network, with absolutely no luck. I'm trying a peer-to-peer network, which I can do at will under Windows using the same IP's and everything, and I can have both systems ping each other, also at will. However, I cannot get either one to browse the other, or even to recognize the "presence" of a network. I believe I have all the networking stuff installed and operational, short of the firewall, that is turned off completely, but yet I cannot access another system via network, not even a Windows machine RTG via Samba. I'm using SuSE 9.1 Personnal on both systems, and Windows ME dual-booting on of of these machines. Could this be a SuSE problem? ...or am I doing something wrong? Please walk me through this! This one's whooping me. :poundon: __________________ Finally, killed the Window! Microsoft free, baby!!

03-24-2005, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
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03-26-2005, 09:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Skie Manager, Alternative Comp Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Downers Grove, IL Posts: 1,821 OS: Gentoo Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux, CentOS My System	As long as Samba is setup properly and running on both Linux machines, or a Linux machine and a Windows machine, you should be fine. Please paste your Samba config using the [ code] and [ /code] tags (make sure you don't include the space between the "[" and "code]"). __________________

03-26-2005, 07:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lectraplayer TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 527 OS: Win-XP, Debian/Sarge, and SuSI 9.1	Lemme try to make my "homes" browsable, I just now saw that. Still, when I go smb:/ in Konqueror, my other machine (running Windows) doesn't respond. Should I not at least be able to get it to show up in Konqueror as a "machine" resource? Strangely, I can just go to My Network Places with my Windows hard disk in this same laptop and browse the same desktop (the one that dual-boots) and browse it all day with no trouble, assuming it is in Windows. With the only thing that's changed being that the laptop's now running just Linux, I'm wondering what the deal is that it can't view outside resources, but I bet it's local to it. __________________ Finally, killed the Window! Microsoft free, baby!!

03-31-2005, 08:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lectraplayer TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 527 OS: Win-XP, Debian/Sarge, and SuSI 9.1	I think that the fact that NFS and Samba both not working may actually have the same culprit. Any ideas on what the culprit may be? __________________ Finally, killed the Window! Microsoft free, baby!!