Hello. my network.

3 computers.
1 named NASbox, running a deadsimple samba server on a debian install.
this one is in the closet. connected to my router (Linksys wag200)
1 named XPS, running vista home premium, connected to the same router.
1 named REBBA, Xp home connected to same router.

all three have the correct workgroup/domain name setup (crib)

XPS has network discovery "on"
private network "yes"
Password protected sharing "off"
file sharing "on" (double checked the properties page of tcp/ip v4)


this is ifconfig -all from XPS


C:\Users\Kodak\Desktop\Ztuff\Forritipconfig -all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : XPS
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area
Network)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-4C-CC-9B-40
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-C9-57-85-35
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.101(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 29. mars 2009 15:21:36
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 30. mars 2009 15:21:36
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 195.186.1.111
195.186.4.111
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.110
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.
{0EB3E768-882A-4231-9232-2069DE6B1B3B}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-
Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:cf2e:3096:1034:d4d:
3f57:fe9a(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1034:d4d:3f57:fe9a%10
(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 12:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

browstat from XPS comes up empty (?)


this is "net config server" from XPS

C:\Users\Kodak\Desktop\Ztuff\Forritnet config server
Server Name \\XPS
Server Comment

Software version Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (XPS)
NetBT_Tcpip_{0EB3E768-882A-4231-9232-2069DE6B1B3B} (XPS)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

this is "net config workstation" from the XPS

C:\Users\Kodak\Desktop\Ztuff\Forritnet config workstation
Computer name \\XPS
Full Computer name XPS
User name Kodak

Workstation active on

Software version Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium

Workstation domain CRIB
Logon domain XPS

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.



This is ipconfig -all from REBBA

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : REBBA
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit
Network Con
nection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-76-C8-D1-A9
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.102
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 195.186.1.111
195.186.4.111


browstat status from REBBA

H:\Documents and Settings\Rebbs\Desktopbrowstat status


Status for domain CRIB on transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_
{FA20CA81-4A35-4821-AD60
-A780EED950CD}
Browsing is active on domain.
Master browser name is: NASBOX
Unable to determine build of browser master: 2
\\\\NASBOX . Version:04.09 Flags: 809a03 NT SERVER
1 backup servers retrieved from master NASBOX
\\NASBOX
There are 3 servers in domain CRIB on transport \Device
\NetBT_Tcpip_{FA20CA81-4A35-4821-AD60-780EED950CD}
There are 1 domains in domain CRIB on transport \Device
\NetBT_Tcpip_{FA20CA81-4A35-4821-AD60-780EED950CD}

this is "net config server" from REBBA

H:\Documents and Settings\Rebbsnet config server
Server Name \\REBBA
Server Comment rebbz

Software version Windows 2002
Server is active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{FA20CA81-4A35-4821-AD60-A780EED950CD}
(001676c8d1a9)


Server hidden No
Maximum Logged On Users 10
Maximum open files per session 16384

Idle session time (min) 15
The command completed successfully.

this is "net config workstation" from REBBA

H:\Documents and Settings\Rebbsnet config workstation
Computer name \\REBBA
Full Computer name REBBA
User name Rebbs

Workstation active on
NetbiosSmb (000000000000)
NetBT_Tcpip_{FA20CA81-4A35-4821-AD60-A780EED950CD}
(001676C8D1A9)

Software version Windows 2002

Workstation domain CRIB
Workstation Domain DNS Name (null)
Logon domain REBBA

COM Open Timeout (sec) 0
COM Send Count (byte) 16
COM Send Timeout (msec) 250
The command completed successfully.


this is ifconfig -a from NASbox

NASbox:~# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:17:31:b2:78:3d
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
Interrupt:21 Base address:0xe000

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:17:31:b2:7c:25
inet addr:192.168.1.100 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:
255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::217:31ff:feb2:7c25/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:58609148 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:30948521 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:2888730553 (2.6 GiB) TX bytes:2186321451 (2.0 GiB)
Interrupt:17

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:7541 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:7541 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:930648 (908.8 KiB) TX bytes:930648 (908.8 KiB)

this is "smbtree -N" from NASbox

CRIB
\\XPS
\\XPS\Users
\\XPS\IPC$ Remote IPC
\\XPS\D$ Default share
\\XPS\C$ Default share
\\XPS\ADMIN$ Remote Admin
\\REBBA rebbz
\\REBBA\Azureus Downloads
\\REBBA\Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer
\\REBBA\H
\\REBBA\H$ Default share
\\REBBA\ADMIN$ Remote Admin
\\REBBA\F
\\REBBA\My Pictures
\\REBBA\Desktop
\\REBBA\Printer3 maxx PDFMAILER
\\REBBA\Rebbs
\\REBBA\print$ Printer Drivers
\\REBBA\SharedDocs
\\REBBA\IPC$ Remote IPC
\\NASBOX NASbox server
\\NASBOX\disk1 200gb
\\NASBOX\safe 20g raid
\\NASBOX\IPC$ IPC Service (NASbox
server)


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so, what exactly is my problem?

my XPS cant connect to the network.
i mean, obviously its connected. since it is broadcast to both samba
server, and REBBA can access my shares from her network window. but on
the XPS Network, it only shows the router and the XPS computer,
however, if i try to open it, it should then show the folders. but it
says \\XPS is not acessible, you might not have the permission...."
but i checked the "users" folder that is being shared(according to the
xp and samba machine) but the "share" button is greyed out. and it
says "users; not shared, network path; Not shared" so already here
something smells funky. I have tried sharing new folders at C:/, it
says "couldnt share this folder". I tried sharing new folders from "C:/
users/" without luck, the share button greyed out. I have "guest"
account activated. i, i, i dont know what more i can do :S

i really dont know alot about networks. ive been trying all i think is
relevant(and making drawback changes if they didnt work) from
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/ awesome page. but after 3 days of
trouble shooting and failing im at my end here. i would really love
some interactive help.

all three computers are connected to the internet, without problem.

Dont know what more i can say to help you help me(if you can)

Would really appreciate if this can get fixed.
/David

On Mar 29, 7:29*pm, David wrote:


please? im sure its something extremely stupid that i missed. but i
checked everything that i can think off.

i would really really love some help on this.
/David

David wrote:

3 computers.
1 named NASbox, running a deadsimple samba server on a debian install.
this one is in the closet. connected to my router (Linksys wag200)
1 named XPS, running vista home premium, connected to the same router.
1 named REBBA, Xp home connected to same router.

all three have the correct workgroup/domain name setup (crib)

XPS has network discovery "on"
private network "yes"
Password protected sharing "off"
file sharing "on" (double checked the properties page of tcp/ip v4)

(snip ipconfig info)

my XPS cant connect to the network.
i mean, obviously its connected. since it is broadcast to both samba
server, and REBBA can access my shares from her network window. but on
the XPS Network, it only shows the router and the XPS computer,
however, if i try to open it, it should then show the folders. but it
says \\XPS is not acessible, you might not have the permission...."
but i checked the "users" folder that is being shared(according to the
xp and samba machine) but the "share" button is greyed out. and it
says "users; not shared, network path; Not shared" so already here
something smells funky. I have tried sharing new folders at C:/, it
says "couldnt share this folder". I tried sharing new folders from "C:/
users/" without luck, the share button greyed out. I have "guest"
account activated. i, i, i dont know what more i can do :S

all three computers are connected to the internet, without problem.

In order to connect to a *nix box from Vista:

A. Step one - on the *nix box (you may have already done this but I include
it to be thorough):

1. On Windows boxen, make sure all accounts are properly named (no spaces)
and there are no null passwords. Configure any firewalls to allow lan
traffic. Create shares as desired. Note that if any boxen are XP Pro, you
should disable Simple Sharing (Folder OptionsView).

2. On Linux, create identical user account/passwords with your distro's
configuration method.
3. Make sure you've installed Samba server/client with your distro's
configuration method.
4. Configure run levels so that the nmb and smb daemons start at bootup.

5. Now add your users to Samba. Make these match the ones on Windows. I
think the easiest way is from the console, so open one, su to root, and
type:
smbpasswd -a username [enter]
(enter password)
(enter password again)

6. Go to your distro's configuration method and set your Samba server and
client Identity to match your Windows Workgroup name.

7. I use KDE, so if you use Gnome or another window manager you'll need to
figure this next bit out yourself. Open up the Control Center and go to
Internet/Network and then Samba. Click on the Administrator Mode (enter
root password). I use User security level. Check to make sure Shares (these
are for the Linux box of course) are the way you want them. Apply and close
that part.

8. Click on File Sharing and enable Administrator Mode. Check "Enable local
network file sharing". I have mine set on "Advanced sharing". Check the box
for "Use Samba" rather than NFS.

B. Step two - on the Vista box:

Vista Business/Ultimate only -
Start OrbSearch boxtype: secpol.msc
When secpol.msc appears in Results above, right-click it and "run as
administrator".

Click on "Local Policies" -- "Security Options"

Navigate to the policy "Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level"
and double-click it to get its Properties. By default Windows Vista sets
the policy to "NTVLM2 responses only". Use the drop-down arrow to change
this to "LM and NTLM ? use NTLMV2 session security if negotiated".

In Vista Home Premium, you won't have this tool so per MVP Steve Winograd,
do:

Start OrbSearch boxtype: regedit
When regedit appears in the Results above, right-click it and "run as
administrator"

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa

1. If it doesn't already exist, create a DWORD value named
LmCompatibilityLevel
2. Set the value to 1 and reboot.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

"Malke" wrote:



Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa

1. If it doesn't already exist, create a DWORD value named
LmCompatibilityLevel
2. Set the value to 1 and reboot.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ



Thank you very much. this lsa setting was at 3, but however. this did not
fix the problem, smbtree -N still shows the XPS box with its shared folders,
XP same, can access and edit files at will in the shared folders.
But i still cant see the network from the XPS :S

Thank you again for answering. hope a solution is found before 15th of may,
when im installing windows 7

Did you check the firewall setting? On Ports and Protocol tab make sure you
checked File and Printer Sharing - for local network (subnet).



"MetroJoe" wrote in message
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"Malke" wrote:



Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa

1. If it doesn't already exist, create a DWORD value named
LmCompatibilityLevel
2. Set the value to 1 and reboot.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ



Thank you very much. this lsa setting was at 3, but however. this did not
fix the problem, smbtree -N still shows the XPS box with its shared
folders,
XP same, can access and edit files at will in the shared folders.
But i still cant see the network from the XPS :S

Thank you again for answering. hope a solution is found before 15th of
may,
when im installing windows 7