Hi:

I need a concise, easy-to-understand set of instructions on how to make this LAN work. I can not see the windows 2000 box and vice versa, but my Internet (DSL, NIC) works fine and I can ping it, and vice versa. I have followed the syntax in netconf, looked around, asked around.

IP addresses are the usual private ones, with the concomitant masks. I have no idea what else to do. I can ping, that is about it.

1. Where do I browse?
2. How can I search for the other PC?

Thanks,

Bob Zuvich
rzuvich@crosswinds.net

Samba is your answer.

If I understand your predicament, you have a Linux box and a Windows2000 box and they both see the Internet, just not each other, except with ping of course.

Samba will enable you to share Linux devices with Windows and vice versa. One word of caution, when you install and configure Samba, you will have to enable Samba's encrypted password setting, since W2K only supports encrypted passwords. It's not enabled by default. If you install from RPMs, you'll find the setting commented out in your smb.conf file (the main Samba configuration file)

Of course, you'll need to read up on Samba, and I recommend getting the latest release (2.2). Here's the very detailed Samba HOWTO for version 2.2:

http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/Samb...ollection.html

Good luck!

Ok. Thank you so much. Now, I see Samba is in here. So I will go to that site to try and configure it. i HOPE I do not have to download and install anything, as I have never had any success with doing this, with archives.

I want to get iunto Linux, and away from Microsoft. desparately.

Thanks Again, I will report progress and results.

Bob Zuvich
rzuvich@crosswinds.net

If I am reading your signature correctly, you are a
"MCP + I + MCSE", I wonder what is the reason that you shifting away from Micro$oft stuff and turn to Linux.

It's always good to broaden one's horizons LionKing

>>If I am reading your signature correctly, you are a
"MCP + I + MCSE", I wonder what is the reason that you shifting away from Micro$oft stuff and turn to Linux.
_________________
Joe <<

Believe me, being an MCSE is not a picnic. I have experience which is why I stay employed, because having an MCSE is a hindrance. I do not recommend it.

I want to dupm MS badly, which is why I need to learn Linux well.

HELP ME!!!!!!!!!

LOL

Regards,
Bob Zuvich

OK. Samba is either NOT installed (It is on the start menu and opens up fine) or something is wrong with it. It is unable to write to the file or directory when I go to save any settings.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Bob Zuvich

Do a 'ps auxf' and see if you have smbd and nmbd running. If you see it, then Samba is installed and running.
If you have installed and configured samba, but you see them running, then you can do this to have it started:
smbd -D
nmbd -D
If you see samba is running and you cannot open or write a file, then its a file or network access permission issue. Check smb.conf file and make sure you use smbpasswd to set same user login name and same password for Windows and Linux, this way you don't have to retype password everytime you try to access the Linux. Good luck.

OK. I will be doing that shortly. Unfortunately, I had to go back into Winders 2K (printer is on the network and I have to print now), but when I get back into the SUPERIOR OS (Mandrake), I will resume Samba config.

BTW, this is the most help I have ever gotten with Linux. I usually to not get concise answers, this fast. Sometimes I do not get any at all. I appreciate it. This keeps people interested in Linux and give MS a run for their monie$$$$$$$$$$$.

They need youz guys out there badly> Lortsa newbies who need to stay at it. Like ME!

Regards,

Bob Zuvich
rzuvich@crosswinds.net

To add Samba to your boot routine, use tksysv. I use that to add and delete daemons from my startup. It's an X windows GUI for configuring the daemons that run under the various Linux run levels. Another utility for this is ntsysv. You'll find them either in /sbin or /usr/sbin.

Keep at it.

There are also some other ways to configure system and startup options, e.g. /usr/sbin/setup and /sbin/linuxconf, then select system services. Regards.

I ran that command, nothing happened.

Please understand I do not speak Linux lingo, so if I have to go back and forth a few times to understand, well that's me. :-)

I TRY to go into Samba Configuration, I get Konqueror browser tellign me
"Connection to localhost is broken".

Now I can use the Internet, and the addy that comes up in that browser is the http://localhost:901.

Thanks So Much,

Bob Zuvich

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
[root@zuvich /root]# smbpasswd
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Failed to find entry for user root.
Failed to modify password entry for user root
[root@zuvich /root]#
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Do I need to reinstall Linux? I do not exist?


I also ran smbd -D and nmbd -D and nothing happened.

I found this file:

file:/usr/sbin/samba

and I set all permissions to full for root (which I log in as to do this all).

samba configuration is listed on the start menu ,BTW

wait, I did ps auxf in a terminal, not at the command line (MS in the brain here)

Here is what I got. Is Samba running then?
[root@zuvich /root]# ps auxf
USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1 0.2 0.2 1356 528 ? S 11:16 0:04 init [5]
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 11:16 0:00 [keventd]
root 3 38.2 0.0 0 0 ? SW 11:16 13:08 [kapm-idled]
root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 11:16 0:00 [kswapd]
root 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 11:16 0:00 [kreclaimd]
root 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 11:16 0:00 [bdflush]
root 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 11:16 0:00 [kupdated]
root 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW< 11:16 0:00 [mdrecoveryd]
root 384 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SW 11:17 0:00 [khubd]
root 413 0.0 0.1 1364 496 ? S 11:17 0:00 /usr/sbin/usbd -l
rpc 782 0.0 0.2 1492 556 ? S 11:17 0:00 portmap
root 794 0.0 0.2 1432 616 ? S 11:17 0:00 syslogd -m 0
root 803 0.0 0.4 1904 1088 ? S 11:17 0:00 klogd -2
rpcuser 818 0.0 0.3 1588 784 ? S 11:17 0:00 rpc.statd
root 831 0.0 0.2 1524 572 ? S 11:17 0:00 ypbind (master)
root 839 0.0 0.2 1532 652 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ ypbind (slave
named 913 0.0 1.3 11512 3408 ? S 11:17 0:00 named -u named
named 917 0.0 1.3 11512 3408 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ named -u name
named 918 0.0 1.3 11512 3408 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ named -u
named 923 0.0 1.3 11512 3408 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ named -u
named 924 0.0 1.3 11512 3408 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ named -u
root 932 0.0 0.4 2600 1196 ? S 11:17 0:00 sshd
root 954 0.0 0.3 2248 996 ? S 11:17 0:00 xinetd -reuse -pi
root 971 0.0 0.3 2108 1004 ? S 11:17 0:00 /usr/lib/knox/bin
root 983 0.1 1.3 6216 3404 ? S 11:17 0:03 cupsd
root 998 0.0 0.2 1568 668 ? S 11:17 0:00 /usr/sbin/dhcpd e
root 1188 0.0 0.3 2136 840 ? S 11:17 0:00 /usr/lib/postfix/
postfix 1196 0.0 0.3 2152 856 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ pickup -l -t
postfix 1197 0.0 0.4 2284 1024 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ qmgr -l -t fi
root 1331 0.0 1.3 6320 3392 ? S 11:17 0:00 httpd-perl -f /et
apache 1338 0.0 1.3 6432 3440 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ httpd-perl -f
apache 1339 0.0 1.3 6432 3440 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ httpd-perl -f
apache 1340 0.0 1.3 6432 3440 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ httpd-perl -f
apache 1341 0.0 1.3 6432 3440 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ httpd-perl -f
root 1346 0.0 1.7 44944 4536 ? S 11:17 0:00 httpd -DPERLPROXI
root 1353 0.0 0.4 2620 1148 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/perl
apache 1354 0.0 1.7 45048 4496 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ httpd -DPERLP
apache 1355 0.0 1.7 45048 4496 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ httpd -DPERLP
apache 1356 0.0 1.7 45048 4496 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ httpd -DPERLP
apache 1357 0.0 1.7 45048 4496 ? S 11:17 0:00 \_ httpd -DPERLP
nobody 1385 0.0 0.3 2140 1016 ? S 11:17 0:00 proftpd (acceptin
root 1397 0.0 0.2 1576 692 ? S 11:17 0:00 crond
xfs 1430 0.0 1.4 4840 3700 ? S 11:17 0:00 xfs -port -1 -dae
root 1501 0.0 1.5 5856 4072 ? S 11:17 0:00 /usr/bin/perl /us
root 1506 0.0 0.1 1360 500 ? S 11:18 0:00 /usr/sbin/portsen
root 1518 0.0 0.2 1360 520 ? S 11:18 0:00 /usr/sbin/portsen
root 1589 0.0 0.7 6404 2032 ? S 11:18 0:00 /usr/bin/medusa-s
root 1590 0.0 0.7 6396 1972 ? SN 11:18 0:00 /usr/bin/medusa-i
root 1598 0.0 0.1 1324 448 tty1 S 11:18 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 1599 0.0 0.1 1324 448 tty2 S 11:18 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 1600 0.0 0.1 1324 448 tty3 S 11:18 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 1601 0.0 0.1 1324 448 tty4 S 11:18 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 1602 0.0 0.1 1324 448 tty5 S 11:18 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 1603 0.0 0.1 1324 448 tty6 S 11:18 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 1604 0.0 0.3 2624 900 ? S 11:18 0:00 /usr/bin/kdm -nod
root 1613 4.2 4.5 87676 11580 ? S 11:18 1:24 \_ /etc/X11/X -d
root 1617 0.0 2.9 15592 7468 ? S 11:18 0:01 \_ -:0
root 1899 0.0 2.0 12388 5264 ? S 11:31 0:00 \_ ksmserver
root 1961 0.0 2.0 16372 5236 ? S 11:31 0:00 kdeinit: dcopserv
root 1963 0.0 2.3 16784 5900 ? S 11:31 0:00 kdeinit: klaunche
root 1965 0.1 2.1 16292 5604 ? S 11:31 0:02 kdeinit: kded
root 1968 0.2 1.3 4696 3340 ? S 11:31 0:03 artsd -F 10 -S 40
root 1972 0.0 2.1 16368 5536 ? S 11:31 0:00 kdeinit: kxmlrpcd
root 1977 0.0 1.7 15980 4516 ? S 11:31 0:00 kdeinit: Running.
root 1980 0.1 3.0 17160 7868 ? S 11:31 0:01 \_ kdeinit: kwin
root 1985 0.0 1.9 16116 5068 ? S 11:31 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 1992 0.0 2.8 16768 7240 ? S 11:31 0:00 \_ korn -session
root 1993 0.0 1.8 11664 4764 ? S 11:31 0:00 \_ wombat --sm-c
root 1994 0.0 1.6 10916 4288 ? S 11:31 0:00 \_ gnome-gtkhtml
root 1996 0.0 2.8 19608 7320 ? S 11:31 0:00 \_ licq -p qt-gu
root 2027 0.0 2.8 19608 7320 ? S 11:31 0:00 | \_ licq -p q
root 2028 0.0 2.8 19608 7320 ? S 11:31 0:00 | \_ licq
root 2029 0.0 2.8 19608 7320 ? S 11:31 0:00 | \_ licq
root 2030 0.1 2.8 19608 7320 ? S 11:31 0:01 | \_ licq
root 2095 4.1 9.1 31616 23436 ? S 11:32 0:45 \_ kdeinit: konq
root 2113 0.0 2.3 16564 5944 ? S 11:33 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2277 0.0 2.0 16252 5172 ? S 11:44 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2293 2.9 7.0 27060 18016 ? S 11:45 0:09 \_ kdeinit: konq
root 2302 0.0 2.3 16648 5992 ? S 11:46 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2309 0.0 2.2 16508 5812 ? S 11:47 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2311 0.0 2.2 16508 5812 ? S 11:47 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2312 0.0 2.3 16760 6092 ? S 11:47 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2313 0.0 2.2 16500 5808 ? S 11:47 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2314 0.0 2.2 16500 5808 ? S 11:47 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2315 0.0 2.2 16484 5708 ? S 11:47 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2316 0.0 2.2 16484 5708 ? S 11:47 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2317 0.0 2.2 16500 5808 ? S 11:47 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2318 0.0 2.2 16484 5708 ? S 11:47 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2319 0.0 2.2 16500 5808 ? S 11:47 0:00 \_ kdeinit: kio_
root 2378 5.3 1.9 8720 4940 ? S 11:51 0:00 \_ gnome-termina
root 2379 0.3 0.2 1388 560 ? S 11:51 0:00 \_ gnome-pty
root 2380 2.3 0.6 2648 1584 pts/1 S 11:51 0:00 \_ bash
root 2404 0.0 0.3 2736 872 pts/1 R 11:51 0:00 \_ ps au
root 1979 0.0 2.6 15880 6892 ? S 11:31 0:00 knotify
root 1982 0.2 4.2 19072 10976 ? S 11:31 0:02 kdeinit: kdesktop
root 2254 0.0 1.1 8580 3052 ? S 11:43 0:00 \_ /sbin/linuxco
root 2255 0.0 1.2 8620 3068 ? S 11:43 0:00 \_ /sbin/lin
root 2256 0.0 1.4 6088 3684 ? S 11:43 0:00 \_ /usr/
root 1984 0.5 4.0 19328 10224 ? S 11:31 0:06 kdeinit: kicker
root 1987 0.1 3.0 17160 7712 ? S 11:31 0:01 kdeinit: klipper
root 1989 0.0 2.5 16576 6524 ? S 11:31 0:00 kdeinit: khotkeys
root 1991 0.0 2.6 16816 6852 ? S 11:31 0:00 kdeinit: kwrited
root 2001 0.0 0.1 1508 508 pts/0 S 11:31 0:00 \_ /bin/cat
root 2006 0.0 0.8 3540 2100 ? S 11:31 0:00 oafd --ac-activat
root 2010 0.0 0.8 3540 2048 ? S 11:31 0:00 oafd --ac-activat
root 2013 0.0 0.8 3540 2048 ? S 11:31 0:00 oafd --ac-activat
root 2018 0.0 0.8 3540 2048 ? S 11:31 0:00 oafd --ac-activat
root 2020 0.0 0.8 3540 2048 ? S 11:31 0:00 oafd --ac-activat
root 2022 0.0 0.8 3540 2048 ? S 11:31 0:00 oafd --ac-activat
root 2024 0.0 0.8 3540 2048 ? S 11:31 0:00 oafd --ac-activat
root 2056 0.0 2.6 16740 6748 ? S 11:31 0:00 kdeinit: kcookiej
root 2067 0.0 1.3 11964 3496 ? S 11:31 0:00 kdesud
root 2129 0.0 0.5 3844 1528 ? S 11:34 0:00 smbd -D
root 2131 0.0 0.5 3192 1520 ? S 11:34 0:00 nmbd -D
root 2291 0.0 3.2 17848 8180 ? S 11:45 0:00 kdeinit: kio_uise
[root@zuvich /root]#

I now have up Samba admiknistrator, even though the Samba Cnf file "was not found". It has,

Defaults
Default ssetup for user's home
Default setup for printers
Netlogon setup
Disk shares

Can I do anything here?

Thanks,

Bob Zuvich