attach XP computer to network fror printing

Sun Mar 11 14:34:53 MST 2012

I installed no firewall. Maybe the router/modem has one or else the xp has
one...... the xp doesn't seem to have on either. Well I found one but it
was disabled. the rest of your message was like you were speaking greek!

On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Bryan O'Neal <
Bryan.ONeal at theonealandassociates.com> wrote:

> 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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