Dumb, dumb, dumb. It seems I had the firewall activated and was blocking the proper functioning of samba. I've disabled the firewall for the momment, until I find the time to finetune it configuration. Hope this may help someone not to make the same mistake! Here is where I found the pointer: http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/diagnosis.html > > > smbclient -L unit21 > > > Password: > > > Domain=[UNIT21] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.3-5] > > > > > > Sharename Type Comment > > > --------- ---- ------- > > > samba Disk > > > IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba Server) > > > ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (Samba Server) > > > Domain=[UNIT21] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.3-5] > > > > > > Server Comment > > > --------- ------- > > > > > > Workgroup Master > > > --------- ------- > > > CYBES4 > > > > > > > > > > > > > That's better. hmmm, not sure why the other one did not work. Did you > > take out the lanman auth and lm announce lines? I am wondering if that > > has something to do with this problem and the fact you can not see it on > > the network from a windows box? > > Yep. I took those out but nothing changed. > > > > > > > Don't have a wins server. Wonder if i should setup a wins server in my > > > linux box. > > > > > > > Should really not be a problem unless you are trying to browse through a > > router to another lan segment. > > > > not the case. > > > > Anyway. I tried again the \\192.168.200.125 trick on windows but didn't > > > get through. > > > > > > Running out of steam here... > > > > > > > I'm running out of ideas also. Hopefully someone else can pick up the > > torch. :) > > > Thanks a lot anyway. I'll keep trying... > > > -- > > Scot L. Harris > > webid@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > DYSLEXICS OF THE WORLD, UNTIE! > > >
