Win XP to access Suse 10 shares

How can I get Windows XP to access Suse 10 shares/folders or the other
direction? On XP I go to start > run and type in the IP address of the
Suse 10 machine and press enter ad my share is visable. I then click on
the share and it asks for a username and password. I have tried the root
username, my username etc but just can't access it. I have been messing
around with the Samba server but the folders still won't give me access.
I don't want to have to enter a username or password if possible.

Thanks if yo can help

G

Gonzo@gmail.com wrote:

> How can I get Windows XP to access Suse 10 shares/folders or the other
> direction? On XP I go to start > run and type in the IP address of the
> Suse 10 machine and press enter ad my share is visable. I then click on
> the share and it asks for a username and password. I have tried the root
> username, my username etc but just can't access it. I have been messing
> around with the Samba server but the folders still won't give me access.
> I don't want to have to enter a username or password if possible.
>
> Thanks if yo can help
>
> G

Edit your config file /etc/samba/smb.conf and under the global section make
sure the security entry is as follows:

security = share

Also I have tried to add my Suse 10 to my WinXP Pro workgroup but it
can't find it, how can I add my Suse 10 machine to my XP workgroup so
they can happily "see" each other and work together?




> Gonzo@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > How can I get Windows XP to access Suse 10 shares/folders or the other
> > direction? On XP I go to start > run and type in the IP address of
the
> > Suse 10 machine and press enter ad my share is visable. I then click
on
> > the share and it asks for a username and password. I have tried the
root
> > username, my username etc but just can't access it. I have been
messing
> > around with the Samba server but the folders still won't give me
access.
> > I don't want to have to enter a username or password if possible.
> >
> > Thanks if yo can help
> >
> > G
>
> Edit your config file /etc/samba/smb.conf and under the global section
make
> sure the security entry is as follows:
>
> security = share

Gonzo@gmail.com adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:

> How can I get Windows XP to access Suse 10 shares/folders or the other
> direction? On XP I go to start > run and type in the IP address of
> the
> Suse 10 machine and press enter ad my share is visable. I then click
> on
> the share and it asks for a username and password. I have tried the
> root
> username, my username etc but just can't access it. I have been
> messing around with the Samba server but the folders still won't give
> me access. I don't want to have to enter a username or password if
> possible.
>
> Thanks if yo can help
>
> G

Have you set up samba passwords?

These are different/separate from your normal linux logins, while they
can be the same values.

man:smbpasswd(8)

HTH
--
Mark
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK
Novell Support Forums SysOp

I don't think I have set samba passwords up, how do I do this?


> Gonzo@gmail.com adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:
>
> > How can I get Windows XP to access Suse 10 shares/folders or the other
> > direction? On XP I go to start > run and type in the IP address of
> > the
> > Suse 10 machine and press enter ad my share is visable. I then click
> > on
> > the share and it asks for a username and password. I have tried the
> > root
> > username, my username etc but just can't access it. I have been
> > messing around with the Samba server but the folders still won't give
> > me access. I don't want to have to enter a username or password if
> > possible.
> >
> > Thanks if yo can help
> >
> > G
>
> Have you set up samba passwords?
>
> These are different/separate from your normal linux logins, while they
> can be the same values.
>
> man:smbpasswd(8)
>
> HTH
> --
> Mark
> Twixt hill and high water
> N. Wales, UK
> Novell Support Forums SysOp
>

gonzo@gmail.com wrote:

> I don't think I have set samba passwords up, how do I do this?
>

Here is a brief list of what you need to do. For more information, go to
http://us2.samba.org/samba/ or Google "how to share files Windows
Linux".

1. Create user accounts/passwords on the Linux box that match the XP
box.
2. Install Samba client and server on the SuSE box. Set nmb and smb to
run at boot. Use YaST.
3. Make your Samba settings in YaST. If you are using KDE, it is very
easy to set up Samba shares and permissions.
4. Add your Samba users by opening a console, su to root, and do:
smbpasswd -a username [enter]
(type in user's password) [enter]
(type in user's password to confirm) [enter]
5. Adjust your SuSE Firewall and your Windows Firewall to allow the lan
as trusted.

Malke
--
It is very dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

THanks that worked, however I can browse to the Suse 10 machine from XP
but I can locate the XP machine from within Suse 10, any ideas?

> gonzo@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > I don't think I have set samba passwords up, how do I do this?
> >
>
> Here is a brief list of what you need to do. For more information, go to
> http://us2.samba.org/samba/ or Google "how to share files Windows
> Linux".
>
> 1. Create user accounts/passwords on the Linux box that match the XP
> box.
> 2. Install Samba client and server on the SuSE box. Set nmb and smb to
> run at boot. Use YaST.
> 3. Make your Samba settings in YaST. If you are using KDE, it is very
> easy to set up Samba shares and permissions.
> 4. Add your Samba users by opening a console, su to root, and do:
> smbpasswd -a username [enter]
> (type in user's password) [enter]
> (type in user's password to confirm) [enter]
> 5. Adjust your SuSE Firewall and your Windows Firewall to allow the lan
> as trusted.
>
> Malke
> --
> It is very dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

gonzo@gmil.com wrote:

> THanks that worked, however I can browse to the Suse 10 machine from
> XP but I can locate the XP machine from within Suse 10, any ideas?

1. Did you create identical usernames/passwords on both boxen?
2. Create usernames/passwords in Samba?
3. Adjust any firewalls on the XP box?
4. If XP Pro, disable Simple File Sharing from Folder Options>View. XP
Home only authenticates as Guest which is disabled in Samba by default
(as it should be) but if you have the same username/password on the
Linux box then SuSE will recognize the XP user as an authenticated user
on the system.

Malke
--
It is very dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.