Samba Question

[MonMotha]

If you think windoze might be acting up and not using IP when it should, 
you can force it to try to connect via IP by actually using the IP 
address of the machine with the share in the UNC.  Example: 
\\172.16.0.1\drivec

--MonMotha

Warren Togami wrote:
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> From: "whenever" <whatever at whoever.net>
> To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 6:59 PM
> Subject: [luau] Re: Samba Question
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> 
>>Wasn't netbios installed by default when you added tcp/ip ? I think samba
>>uses netbios(smb), I might be wrong.  I never encounter this problem with
>>
> NT
> 
>>workstation or Server, when the user's passwd on NT did not match samba
>>account, it will ask you to retype the passwd when accessing the shares.
>>have you try this from the prompt ?
>>net use <driver letter>: \\smb.netbios.name\username
>>ie: net use k: \\NTname\usera
>>then it will ask for your passwd if it's different.
>>
>>
> 
> Unlike Windows, Samba can only talk NETBIOS over TCP/IP.  You must also be
> on the same TCP/IP network segment.  Depending on your Windows operating
> system, sometimes you have to remove the TCP/IP device and reinstall it in
> order to get NETBIOS over TCP/IP option to come back if it is currently
> disabled and grayed out.
> 
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