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Trying to connect to Samba/LINUX server via XP or Vista and cannot?
Hello - I have installed the latest version of SUSE Linux as a clean install; the original version (was much older from about 2002) could see the same Windows Workgroup, connect to Win shares and vice-versa.
WIth the new version, I can see the LINUX server appear in my WORKGROUP, but when I try to connect to the shares which I have setup - it asks for user/pass. I try every combination from the 'root' password to an admin account password. I turned off the LINUX (and Windows) firewalls. The Shares (on LINUX) are setup in YAST. One XP computer and connect to the Vista computer using shares (and vice-versa); but, when the LINUX/Samba server enters the picture, LINUX reports "Timeout on WORKGROUP" and cannot see the Windows Shares. Again, Windows computers can see the LINUX Shares, but just cannot connect to them regardless of the password/name combos I have tried. The LINUX computer can browse Internet, etc and the router sees the IP/Mac address of the LINUX box. THANKS in advance.
IP is setup correctly - as I mentioned, I can browse the web on the LINUX system and all Windows computers can see (browse) the LINUX shares; they just cannot connect to them and vice-versa.
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Did you create an account in samba with smbpasswd? ;)
Source(s): http://www.computercornerplus.com/ - Anonymous5 years ago
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- 1 decade ago
just verify that you are mapping to the correct shared folder with the proper path and username and password.
also, make sure your using the right protocol, typically, TCP/IP
