Trying to network w/ WinXP Pro

I installed Fedora core 2 w/ samba and I'm trying to communicate w/ my
Win XP Pro network. I am getting a NT connection refused error. What
do I have to do to get the networking to work properly?

Thanks,
Rob

Robert Solomon wrote:

> I installed Fedora core 2 w/ samba and I'm trying to communicate w/ my
> Win XP Pro network. I am getting a NT connection refused error. What
> do I have to do to get the networking to work properly?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob

Hi

Here is my Samba config which I use with Rh9 to connect to WinXP systems on
my company net from my Linux box:

[global]

netbios name = stefan
workgroup = GOEDEHOOP10
security = share
log file = /var/log/samba.log
log level = 1
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_RCVBUF=16384 SO_SNDBUF=16384
wins support = yes
domain logons = no
logon drive = f:
logon home = \\stefan\%U
os level = 99
preferred master = yes
local master = yes
hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 (and your other IP's you want to give access to the
Linux box)
encrypt passwords = yes
browseable = yes
lanman auth = yes
lm announce = yes

[Linux_win_hd]
path = /mnt/win/
guest ok = yes
writeable = yes
create mode = 0666
directory mode = 0777
browseable = yes
public = yes

I mount the XP machines on the Linux machine like this:

smbmount "//xpmachinename/xpsharename" /mnt/xpmachine -o
username=xpusername,password=xppassword,uid=stefan ,dmask=0775,fmask=0775

Xpmachinename is obtained from running "findsmb" as well as sharename.
Xpusername is the user who's access rights you want to use under XP (i. e.
the name the user types in when he starts his XP to get access) and
xppassword is the one he then types to log in to XP.

Hope this helps a bit or at least gives you a pointed in the right
direction?

Regards,
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Stefan Viljoen
Software Support Technician
Polar Design Solutions

you might like to see the link beneath .... nicely done for XP!

http://www.ccs.uky.edu/docs/samba.htm

okay .... you have to configure your XP ... as the link says ...
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1) Make sure that the workstation belonged to the same workgroup as
the server and have a fixed IP address and hostname assigned.

2) Change the registry entry, run the command regedt32 and do the
below
a) RequireSignOrSeal Registry hack

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\netlogon\parameters
"RequireSignOrSeal"=dword:00000000

b) Use the Registry Editor and edit the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\System\CompatibleRUPSecurity
to have the DWORD value of 1

3) Use the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and enable "Computer
Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\User Profiles\Do not
check for user ownership of Roaming Profile Folders".

4) Go to MyComputer right click Properties. Go to Change and click on
Domain and enter the domain-name you want to join. When joining the
domain for the First time enter userid as root and give the samba
password. Make sure there is an entry for the root in the smbpasswd
(samba password) file.

5) Reboot and then the changes will be effective.
--------------------------------------------------------------
hth

raqueeb hassan
congo (drc)

Robert Solomon wrote:

> I installed Fedora core 2 w/ samba and I'm trying to communicate w/ my
> Win XP Pro network. I am getting a NT connection refused error. What
> do I have to do to get the networking to work properly?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob

Make sure that passwords are encrypted (see Samba doc).



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