HOWTO: Setup Samba peer-to-peer with Windows

[JawsThemeSwimming428]

serban,

If you have Firestarter or a similar Windows firewall installed you have to create rules allowing them to connect to the machines on your network. That was my issue and once I created the rules I was able to browse the machines. Something to check out.

[wieman01]

serban,

If you have Firestarter or a similar Windows firewall installed you have to create rules allowing them to connect to the machines on your network. That was my issue and once I created the rules I was able to browse the machines. Something to check out.

Open port 137-139 and 445 for inbound and outbound traffic I suppose.

[Duwady]

Just wanted to thank you for making my day. I was frustrated since last 2 weeks. and made such a mess that I had to reinstall many times.

But following your how-to, I am up and running.... tra la la la la

Once again, THANK YOU!!!!!!!

Now, I can face my wife.

[superpenguin79]

Thanks for the tip on the firewall.. I am familiar with the networking, but sometimes you forget the simple stuff..

[acorn22]

Thanks for the guide. I got prety far I think, but I have one hiccup.

I have a linux computer next to an XP computer and I have followed all the directions on the linux side. So far so good. (Enabled WINS) However when I go the the windows computer and try to map a network drive It prompts me for a username and password. No usernames/passwords work. What is wrong?

Thanks

[Duwady]

I was also in the same boat, but I followed the step given in the first post.

The problem seems to be on the Windows side, please look at the steps given again, and retrace your steps. I am sure you will catch it the second time around.

[jtreg]

thanks for info... as I have my network connection wired up as Automatic DHCP (I cannot connect to my router to internet otherwise... If I do this I cannot share files with Windows XP machines via Samba... what should I do?

[Duwady]

The only problem with DHCP configuration is that it keeps on changing. Otherwise, the above will work with DHCP also.

If you can see it, but cannot connect to it, then the issue is again the windows. I anabled WINS in Samba, and followed this step on the XP machine.

QUOTE
If you had to change "wins support" to "no" above skip this step!

- Click "START"
- Click "Control Panel"
- Click "Network Connections"
- Find your "LAN Connection"
- Right-click the icon and select "Properties"
- Select the "TCP/IP" Protocol and click the "Properties" button
- Click "Advanced"
- Select the third Tab entitled "WINS"
- Click "Add"
- Type in the ip-address of your Linux box
- Click "Add"
- Select "Use NetBIOS over TCP/IP"
- Click "OK"
- Click "OK"
- Click "OK"
- Reboot Windows

UNQUOTE

After restarting the computer, I could see it, and access it. This step has to be done before you map a network.

If it does ask for the password, give "root" as id, and your root password, though I do not think it will ask.

Let me know if this helps, otherwise I will let you know what else I did.

[Duwady]

Also, it is not that difficult to change the IP address on the linux machine from Dynamic (from DHCP) to Static (given manually), without being out of the internet loop. You may not even need to change the things on the router.

Let me know if you want to try this out.

[lionround]

I have an external USB Lacie HD (with Seagate drive) 250 gig, fat32. It is mounted at /media/LACIE with a folder on it at /media/LACIE/music. I have about a gig of music in the folder.

I want to be able to share/read/write files to and from the drive from my XP and 98 machines.

I am using Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 2.6.20-16-generic.

I have Samba installed and properly configured (I hope.)

The problem is that when I try to access it from either my XP or 98 or Ubuntu machines through the network, it shows up in Network Neighborhood under \\Ubuntu\Lacie (note the lack of the media in the path) and when I click on it is "inaccessible." I can access it if I just go to Places -> Lacie.

The owner permissions are set to david (that's me) with read and write and the root group. It won't allow me to change ANY of these options.

I am not using my Ubuntu box as a WINS server. Should I be?

I tried gksudo nautilus and could not change anything.

Suggestions please.