Upgrade to Redhat 7.1/Windows causes Samba/Windows98 Failure

foodog plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Fri, 18 May 2001 08:09:12 -0700


Just a thought: you might try turning off the firewall script if the 7.1
install did one for you.  It had me frustrated for several hours trying
to figure out why ssh was suddenly broken.
Steve

Stephen Smith wrote:
> 
> I put the smb.conf file in the /etc/samba folder so it is the correct one.  I will check the
> identification when I get home.   Just curious, what would that make the network unbrowseable
> in Windows Explorer
> 
> Craig White wrote:
> 
> > be careful with smb.conf - I think that the upgrade might have put the new
> > smb.conf in /etc/samba folder - thus you may have 2 copies of smb.conf on
> > your computer.
> >
> > also - make sure that the workgroup in smb.conf and in your 'identification'
> > tab of the network control panel are the same.
> >
> > Nothing in windows 98 changed from Win98 to Win98SE that would change
> > networking.
> >
> > Craig
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