Topic: [solved] samba + windows vista + sme7.4

[wires]

hi, first time i am using sme server, i have found many use from it but i still need to figure out how to use SME Server for a windows xp network install, if anyone know how to do it please point me to the right direction because i haven't found a tutorial on the net on how to do so using sme7.4.....but the main reason for this post is to locate the contrib samba howto page for step by step on running and configuring samba and to connect to it using windows vista.

i have created an ibay so far but i wasn't able to connect to it from vista -> run -> \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  ....i receive an error saying " \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" is not setup to establish a connection on port "file and printer sharing (SMB)" with this computer

server is configured in server-only mode.. here is how everything is connected :  Internet --> adsl modem --> linksys --> sme server, pc1 running vista, pc2 running xp, pc3 needs xp network install.. i am planning on creating a wireless network soon.

cheers

Edit: addes [solved] to subject

[David Harper]

Welcome to the forums

Can you ping the SME Server's IP address from your Vista machine?

[wires]

i can access the ibay via web (with user/pass) and also use ftp and access apache. Just now i did a ping on the server and i have 0% loss, the server is alive.

i have tried to connect to the sme7 workgroup from windows xp also, can't connect.



cheers

[David Harper]

Do you have any security software installed? Can you access a share on the XP machine from the Vista PC, and visa-versa?

[wires]

not sure about the security software, i have the adsl modem with router integrated, fresh install of sme7... 3rd time i install it...

[David Harper]

I suspect that your security software is getting in the way.

[wires]

actually i dont have any sec software, basic tools from vista and my anti-virus.

[sysadmincmha]

I had trouble with vista as well, connecting it to the server. I found I had to change a registry key in vista.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

create the following DWORD value (if not there already).....
LmCompatibilityLevel

and set its value to: 1

if it did exisit it should say 3, so change it to : 1

as soon as i change this i was able to connect to the server.

[wires]

already exist DWORD LmCompatibilityLevel 1 , this is frustating, there's even no dhcp manager... my adsl modem router says the sme7 pc is on static ip -no dhcp address meaning i cannot change it to DMZplus mode therefor my sme server cannot have his own IP address.

[wires]

searching thru the forum i was looking for a dhcp manager and came accross this topic, http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,38335.0.html ...which lead me to this topic, http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,35975.0.html .... now, is there anything similar to it beside hostnames and addresses in server-manager, a real dhcp manager port for 7.4 will be a smart idea i think...

the output of dhcpactiv.sh for me was the MAC Address and Ip Address of my adsl router and my windows vista .....i dont know how to change ip from being static to dynamic.

for e-smith-dhcpmanager-1.5-1     SME 6.x go here: http://www.developit.fr/FichePratique/SMEServer/

[Stefano]

Hi wires and welcome to this community.

- are all the clients and SME in the same network? and in the same workgroup?
- did you see anything wron in the logs? you can read them in server-manager
- can you confirm you can connect to SME via ftp/ssh/web but not via smb?
- can you confirm you are expreiencing the same issue from vista pc and from xp one?

please take the time to read carefully the documentation ("gurus" say almost twice) as everything you neeed to know about SME is there

thank you
Ciao
Stefano

[wires]

thanks stefano.

all the clients are on the same network and in the same workgroup, (even though i heard it was possible to use different workgroup name), i dont know much about the logs yet so i dont know what log to look into, i can confirm though i can use FTP, web... but cant connect to SMB, i dont know even though how to connect to it, i tried start --> run --> \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx   but i get an error.

Yes, i confirm i have the same issue in vista and xp home. i am reading, that's all i've been doing lately, reading the docs.

[Stefano]

wires:

can you connect to your server via ssh?

go to server-manager -> Reboot & shutdown panel, choose "reconfigure".. then try again: it should reconfigure your server (re-apply all the configurations and re-create all the config files around) and reboot it

let us know

Stefano

p.s. DON'T edit manually any conf file

[wires]

i've made some changes though (not directly to conf files) if i recreate the conf files some settings will be deleted right ? i have added some RPMs too.

yes i can connect via SSH to the server no problem.

[Stefano]

i've made some changes though (not directly to conf files) if i recreate the conf files some settings will be deleted right ? i have added some RPMs too.

ok.. in this case things are more complex.

first of all: if you made changes via server-manager panels, you will not loose anything with a reconfiguration

please raise a bug giving all the info needed to reproduce your problem.. attach to the bug (ATTACH, not copy in the message) the output of

Code: [Select]

/sbin/e-smith/auditools/newrpms
/sbin/e-smith/auditools/templates

finally, report here the reference to the bug

thank you
Ciao
Stefano

[wires]

what do you mean by attach ? there is no attach button.

nothing happens when i type: /sbin/e-smith/audittools/templates
when i type: /sbin/e-smith/audittools/newrpms ,, i see the output on screen.

[Stefano]

you'll find it in the bugtracker..

if the reconfiguration will not work, then raise a Bug as suggested
Thank you

Stefano

[wires]

http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5122

[Stefano]

thank you

Ciao
Stefano

[wires]

no problem.., maybe a step by step guide on wiki about setup SAMBA + windows xp or vista (fresh installs) is good.

[JoshuaR]

Simple thing to check first:
On your LAN connection in Vista, do you have the 'client for microsoft networks' installed and ticked?

[wires]

yes i do...

[janet]

wires

What version of Vista ?
ie SP?

[wires]

windows vista business with service pack 1

[wires]

why? lol...



i am now running a fresh installation of windows xp and it works, i later found that the problem was that i had unabled : NetBios over TCP/IP....reason why i couldnt see SME7 server . something to do with name resolution or i am off track here..

[David Harper]

Disabling NetBIOS could well have caused your original problem.

[CharlieBrady]

i am now running a fresh installation of windows xp and it works

Please edit the subject of the thread to include [SOLVED].

[cactus]

Please edit the subject of the thread to include [SOLVED].

Not sure OP can still edit it's first post as that is over 7 days old.

[CharlieBrady]

Not sure OP can still edit it's first post as that is over 7 days old.

If OP can't do it, could a moderator, please?

[cactus]

If OP can't do it, could a moderator, please?

Done

[wires]

thank you

[johnp]

It would be nice if you posted your solution so that others may learn from your experience.

[wires]

why? lol...



i am now running a fresh installation of windows xp and it works, i later found that the problem was that i had unabled : NetBios over TCP/IP....reason why i couldnt see SME7 server . something to do with name resolution or i am off track here..

that's the solution. enable netbios over tcp/ip

[aussierob]

I had trouble with vista as well, connecting it to the server. I found I had to change a registry key in vista.

Cheers to you Bloke !
another fix from the great SME community members!
(what is sooo annoying is the Win98, WinXP, and now Vista have had a similar problem of password encryption!