networking/workgroup issues..

system info:
AMD Athlon ™ 64 Processor 3300+
OS: SUSE 12.2 / 64-bit
Gnome version 3.4.2

I am having issues with file sharing on my in-home network…
win7ult system01 can see my suse box, but not access files
win7 laptop02 dont see my suse box at all
Win vista system03 can see my suse box but not access files…

my Suse box can see windows networks open it see workgroup,
but not open it to see the other systems listed in the workgroup.
all the other systems see and exchange files flawlessly.

when i tried to de-bug it myself
with a walk-thru from:
How To Network openSUSE 12.1 And Windows » TweakHound
getting the windows systems to see me is as far as i could get.

& yes,
I do realize that the walk-thru is for 12.1
was the best I could find…

maybe seeing this will give you a place to start with sugestions…
# 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: 2012-08-08

[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
passdb backend = tdbsam
printing = cups
printcap name = cups
printcap cache time = 750
cups options = raw
map to guest = Bad User
logon path = \%L\profiles.msprofile
logon home = \%L%U.9xprofile
logon drive = P:
usershare allow guests = Yes
add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
domain logons = No
domain master = No
netbios name = Matt
security = user
usershare max shares = 100
wins support = No
ldap suffix =
wins server =
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S, %D%w%S
browseable = Yes
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

Share disabled by YaST

[netlogon]

comment = Network Logon Service

path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon

write list = root

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|thank you…|

maybe this will help…


# 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: 2012-08-08
[global]
    workgroup = WORKGROUP
    passdb backend = tdbsam
    printing = cups
    printcap name = cups
    printcap cache time = 750
    cups options = raw
    map to guest = Bad User
    logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
    logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
    logon drive = P:
    usershare allow guests = Yes
    add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
    domain logons = No
    domain master = No
    netbios name = Matt
    security = user
    usershare max shares = 100
    wins support = No
    ldap suffix = 
    wins server = 
[homes]
    comment = Home Directories
    valid users = %S, %D%w%S
    browseable = Yes
    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


## Share disabled by YaST
# [netlogon]
#    comment = Network Logon Service
#    path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
#    write list = root

On 1/21/2013 4:06 PM, mattburner79 wrote:
>
> maybe this will help…
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
>
> # 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: 2012-08-08
> [global]
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
> passdb backend = tdbsam
> printing = cups
> printcap name = cups
> printcap cache time = 750
> cups options = raw
> map to guest = Bad User
> logon path = \%L\profiles.msprofile
> logon home = \%L%U.9xprofile
> logon drive = P:
> usershare allow guests = Yes
> add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
> domain logons = No
> domain master = No
> netbios name = Matt
> security = user
> usershare max shares = 100
> wins support = No
> ldap suffix =
> wins server =
<snip>
>
>
Mattburner79

These two Howtos should get you going. They have not been updated recently but
nothing has changed much since they were written.

http://opensuse.swerdna.org/suselanprimer.html
http://opensuse.swerdna.org/susesambawin7.html


P.V.
“We’re all in this together, I’m pulling for you” Red Green

well, I switched to the KDE interface and did some more tweeking in swat…
i can see the win7ult01 box
& the vista box
but not the win7 laptop…
I think there is a setting to konfigure in the laptop…

On 1/21/2013 10:46 PM, mattburner79 wrote:
>
<snip>
>
>
> well, I switched to the KDE interface and did some more tweeking in
> swat…
> i can see the win7ult01 box
> & the vista box
> but not the win7 laptop…
> I think there is a setting to konfigure in the laptop…
>
>
mattburner79;

Is your “win7 laptop” in the same Workgroup? Did you configure it as shown in
the HowTo from my previous post? As two out of three Windows boxes are visible
this is more likely a misconfiguration of the laptop.


P.V.
“We’re all in this together, I’m pulling for you” Red Green

I need to get into the laptop and muck around and adjust all the settings,
however,
if i get the chance,
it will be under the ever-watchful eye of my lady-friend,
who will,
in turn,
go back and undo everything i set up on propose
“for security”…
she’s got a power on password set in the bios of the **** thing so I cant even turn it on…

On 1/22/2013 12:26 AM, mattburner79 wrote:
>
<snip>
> I need to get into the laptop and muck around and adjust all the
> settings,
> however,
> if i get the chance,
> it will be under the ever-watchful eye of my lady-friend,
> who will,
> in turn,
> go back and undo everything i set up on propose
> “for security”…
> she’s got a power on password set in the bios of the **** thing so I
> cant even turn it on…
>
>
mattburner79;

You should be able to make all the settings on the laptop from a user in the
Administrative group. There should be no reason to access the bios.


P.V.
“We’re all in this together, I’m pulling for you” Red Green

Oh I know…
but she has a “power on password”
that is SET in the bios
and a windows user password
b4 i can get into the windows network settings…
she’s over consumed with security…

On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:16:02 +0000, mattburner79 wrote:

> venzkep;2521036 Wrote:
>>
>> You should be able to make all the settings on the laptop from a user
>> in the Administrative group. There should be no reason to access the
>> bios.
>>
>>
> Oh I know…
> but she has a “power on password”
> that is SET in the bios and a windows user password b4 i can get into
> the windows network settings…
> she’s over consumed with security…

Clearly you need to start by getting the equipment owner’s permission to
make the necessary changes.

Jim

Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
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> she’s over consumed with security…

personally, i doubt a Windows user can be “over consumed with
security”…most i know remain insecure no matter how watchful,
‘consumed’ by or ‘invested’ in expensive third party ‘security’ software
they are.


dd
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