attach XP computer to network fror printing

[Bryan O'Neal]

Sounds like local firewall rules. If they are on the same lan then try
disabling the firewalls on each endpoint. Or try telnetting on all the
ports used. Are you using an auth system like AD or local accounts?

On 3/11/12, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, that is correct. Samba isn't talking to the XP. The Samba log says
> "Transport endpoint is not connected" whatever that means.
> I enabled the guest account because it was suggested I do so but enabling
> it didn't help so I disabled it right away.
>
>
>
>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Bryan O'Neal <
>> Bryan.ONeal at theonealandassociates.com> wrote:
>>
>>> What was the original question? XP not taking to smb?
>>> And why would you ever enable a windows guest account?
>>>
>>> On 3/10/12, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Okay.... you want me to tail samba's log. I stated I didn't know which
>>> file
>>> > to tail..... but then I just realized you wanted me to tail samba's log
>>> and
>>> > I know how to find that! but I don't know which log to tail. (the
>>> complete
>>> > list of logs is at the end of this) I am going to give you the tail of
>>> the
>>> > logs for the two that I think it might be:
>>> >
>>> >      /var/log/samba/log.192.168.0.2 <-this just return through
>>> >      /var/log/samba/log.sonydesktop
>>> >
>>> > those are the ip of the xp and the machine name of the XP. Let me know
>>> if
>>> > I'm wrong.
>>> >
>>> > bmike1 at Michaels-PC:~$ tail /var/log/samba/log.sonydesktop
>>> >   getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
>>> >   write_data: write failure in writing to client 0.0.0.0. Error
>>> Connection
>>> > reset by peer
>>> > [2012/02/25 08:38:26.260843,  0] smbd/process.c:79(srv_send_smb)
>>> >   Error writing 4 bytes to client. -1. (Transport endpoint is not
>>> connected)
>>> > [2012/02/28 14:45:50.288046,  0] lib/util_sock.c:680(write_data)
>>> > [2012/02/28 14:45:50.346247,  0]
>>> > lib/util_sock.c:1441(get_peer_addr_internal)
>>> >   getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
>>> >   write_data: write failure in writing to client 0.0.0.0. Error
>>> Connection
>>> > reset by peer
>>> > [2012/02/28 14:45:50.346502,  0] smbd/process.c:79(srv_send_smb)
>>> >   Error writing 4 bytes to client. -1. (Transport endpoint is not
>>> connected)
>>> > bmike1 at Michaels-PC:~$
>>> >
>>> > ====logs====
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.0.0.0.0
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.127.0.0.1
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.192.168.0.2
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.192.168.0.3
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.192.168.0.4
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.__ffff_127.0.0.1
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.__ffff_192.168.0.2
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.__ffff_192.168.0.3
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.__ffff_192.168.0.4
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.__ffff_192.168.0.6
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.bt
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.c7250
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.michaels-laptop
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.michaels-pc
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.nmbd
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.nmbd.1.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.nmbd.2.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.nmbd.3.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.nmbd.4.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.nmbd.5.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.nmbd.6.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.nmbd.7.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.samba
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.smbd
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.smbd.1.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.smbd.2.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.smbd.3.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.smbd.4.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.smbd.5.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.smbd.6.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.smbd.7.gz
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.sonydesktop
>>> > /var/log/samba/log.toshiba-user
>>> > bmike1 at Michaels-PC:~$
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> okay.... I enabled the guest account but that didn't improve the
>>> situation
>>> >> any. I checked localhost:631 and the printer is listed. (weird thing,
>>> from
>>> >> the laptop it is listed as a different model. It works so I don't
>>> really
>>> >> care)
>>> >>
>>> >> ====
>>> >> 1) As you initially asked, your XP account name was changed.  Please
>>> refer
>>> >> to the enabling of the guest account HowTo in:
>>> >> http://unixwiz.net/techtips/samba-xp-printing.html  NOTE: I am
>>> assuming
>>> >> that these machines are protected inside your network, since it's
>>> usually
>>> >> a
>>> >> BAD IDEA to enable the guest account otherwise.  Verify your WORKGROUP
>>> and
>>> >> NetBIOS name in XP.
>>> >>
>>> >> Please, then, attempt to connect from XP and tail the log and see what
>>> >> Samba is whining about?
>>> >>
>>> >> ====
>>> >>  Not sure of the logs name. Can you help me out? I also don't know
>>> about
>>> >> the net
>>> >> --
>>> >> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>> >>
>>> >
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