Got internet but no shares

zanzibarwinds · May 27, 2011, 10:11pm

Hi

Ok, first my apologies, I am completely new to Linux systems, 2 days old in fact.

Was enjoying my new experiences until I tried to access/see my OpenSuse 11.4 install (Within VirtualBox on Windows 7)

I can surf the net and download packages etc but from Windows 7 the Virtual OpenSuse7 does not show up.

I know the windows network works because I also have Ubuntu10.4 on VirtualBox and that I can see and access fine.

Change to OpenSuse and it all goes down the tubes, doesnt even show up in the Network on Winsows 7

With Ubuntu I have etho setup to use DHCP automatically.

I’ve tried numberous settings unsuccessfully on Suse and I think in the process have probably changed something incorrectly, but it didnt show up in Network places even before I started fiddling.

Any help in this regard would be appreciated.

Settings within Network Settings are:

Global options
Network Setup method: Tradional with ifup
IPv6 Protocol - Enabled

DHCP Client ident: blank

Hostname to send: AUTO

Change default poute via dhcp: ticked

Overview: Gigabit ethernet controller: DHCP
82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller
MAC : 08:00:27:d5:b6:91
BusID : 0000:00:03.0

Device Name: eth0
Started automatically at boot
IP address assigned using DHCP

Dynamic address: DHCP - DHCP Both versions 4 and 6

Hardware: device name: eth0

Hostname/DNS

Hostname: linux-j560
Domain name: site
Everything else blank

Routing all blank

Firewall:

Disabled (I have no need for a firewwall as this is only used for a local web development platform, or that was the plan

Windows Domain Membership

Domain/workgroup = MSHOME

Many thanks
John

zanzibarwinds · May 27, 2011, 10:33pm

Just realised I can see my Windows network in Konqueror through address

smb://john-win7pc/

So just Windows is not seeing Suse

swerdna · May 27, 2011, 11:29pm

Let’s gather some broad information, check a few possibilities:

Is the workgroup name MSHOME in both?
Is the form of networking in VirtualBox interface set to “bridged” or to “nat”

Please post here the contents of the file smb.conf (run this in a console to see it: cat /etc/samba/smb.conf)
What response do you get in openSUSE to this command (and yes, there are two minus signs in there): su - -c “rcnmb status;rcsmb status”
What does this show: cat /etc/SuSE-release

In windows do start → type in cmd and open the “cmd” window and run ipconfig → what’s the IPv4 address?
In openSUSE run command: /sbin/ifconfig | grep Bcast —> what’s the inet addr?

In windows → network and Sharing → advanced → turn on network discovery (already on I’m sure)

zanzibarwinds · May 27, 2011, 11:50pm

Hey Swerda, cheers for replying

MSHOME in Win7.

Suse Yast -> Network Services -> Windows Domain Membership = MSHOME
Use SMB Info checkbox off though.

=========== smb.conf ===================

john@linux-j560:~> cat /etc/samba/smb.conf

smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented

version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the

samba-doc package is installed.

Date: 2011-03-01

[global]
printcap name = cups
cups options = raw
map to guest = Bad User
logon path = \%L\profiles.msprofile
logon home = \%L%U.9xprofile
logon drive = P:
security = domain
passdb backend = smbpasswd
usershare max shares = 100
usershare allow guests = Yes
workgroup = MSHOME
netbios name = OpenSuse
wins support = No
wins server =

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S, %D%w%S
browseable = No
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes

[profiles]
comment = Network Profiles Service
path = %H
read only = No
store dos attributes = Yes
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700

[users]
comment = All users
path = /home
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/

[groups]
comment = All groups
path = /home/groups
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
create mask = 0600
browseable = No

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @ntadmin root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775

[virtual hosts]
comment = virtual hosts config file area
inherit acls = yes
path = /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/
read only = no
guest ok = yes
force user = john

[www_root]
comment = websites
inherit acls = yes
path = /srv/www/htdocs/
read only = no
guest ok = yes
guest account = john

[PUBLIC]
path = /home/john/Public/
guest ok = yes
read only = no
guest account = john

========================================================================

su - -c “rcnmb status;rcsmb status” Response was

Samba NMB Daemon running
Samba SMB daemon

========================================================================================================================

cat /etc/SuSE-release
No such directory, but this is OpenSuSe 11.4 off the latest Linux Format DVD with full update.

Win IpConfig

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection* 25:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hshld.com

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.151
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Ethernet adapter VirtualBox Host-Only Network:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.145.63
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

================================================================================================

Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 08:00:27:95:1B:F0
inet6 addr: fec0::8:a00:27ff:fe95:1bf0/64 Scope:Site
inet6 addr: 2002:290e:a41d:8:a00:27ff:fe95:1bf0/64 Scope:Global
inet6 addr: fe80::a00:27ff:fe95:1bf0/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:18782 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12260 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:25273729 (24.1 Mb) TX bytes:958803 (936.3 Kb)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:1696 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:1696 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:225149 (219.8 Kb) TX bytes:225149 (219.8 Kb)

swerdna · May 28, 2011, 12:40am

Ahh… a bug in 11.4:

su - -c “rcnmb status;rcsmb status” Response was

Samba NMB Daemon running
Samba SMB daemon

The smb daemon is not running. Bug! Go to Yast → AppArmour → AppArmour control panel → configure profile modes → set profile modes click button Configure → highlight usr.sbin.smbd and ToggleMode so it reads “complain”. then reboot, then try the command again – it should look like this now:

Checking for Samba NMB daemon    running
Checking for Samba SMB daemon    running

Is that fixed?

Next thing is that openSUSE appears to be on a different IP subnet from windows, so there will be internet but no networking (or not too good). I have not run VBox in windows but there is in Linux version a place to adjust the virtual network interface and options: none, NAT, Bridged, Internal or Host-Only. You have Host-Only. Close openSUSE. Activate the control interface for VirtualBox and change the type to Bridged. Restart the openSUSE machine.

So what now is the IP address for VirtualBox in win ipconfig?
and what do you get now from the /sbin/ifconfig test?

I’ll suggest a change to the [global] stanza of smb.conf, change it from this:

[global]
printcap name = cups
cups options = raw
map to guest = Bad User
logon path = \%L\profiles.msprofile
logon home = \%L%U.9xprofile
logon drive = P:
security = domain
passdb backend = smbpasswd
usershare max shares = 100
usershare allow guests = Yes
workgroup = MSHOME
netbios name = OpenSuse
wins support = No
wins server =

To this:

[global]
printcap name = cups
cups options = raw
map to guest = Bad User
security = USER
passdb backend = smbpasswd
usershare max shares = 100
usershare allow guests = Yes
workgroup = MSHOME
netbios name = OpenSuse
name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins
os level = 64
preferred master = Auto
local master = Yes

It’s just a text file. Editing it is like using “notepad” in windows. In openSUSE you first make a backup with this command:

sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.backup

then you edit it with this command:

kdesu kwrite /etc/samba/smb.conf

and just paste the code portion that I gave you, over the top of the old code portion (or type it, whatever). That will require a reboot of the virtual openSUSE to enable it.

zanzibarwinds · May 28, 2011, 1:14am

whooo that was simple after hours of struggling.

Changed just the conf and the daemons as you described and network palces in windows filled with folder after the reboot.

Thanks so much, make my weekend that

VirtualBox was in bridged mode already, i think i must have changed it earlier.

Thanks again

swerdna · May 28, 2011, 1:54am

Great to hear, chalk one up for Linux.