attach XP computer to network fror printing

James Mcphee jmcphe at gmail.com
Wed Mar 14 13:15:30 MST 2012


Simple enough to run a smbpasswd and make sure.

On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> ohhhhh..... now I understand the 8/16/24 thing! (sorta) and 8 bits is the
> range from 0-255.
> so I changed the bind address to reflect the correct octet but still it
> does not print.
>
> I just realized something as I was returning from starbucks about 15
> minutes ago. Not only did I change the user name on the XP but the ubuntu's
> hard drive crashed and I had to reinstall everything and then later did I
> notice it stopped printing. I restored it from a disk image I made of the
> hard drive So I would think everything would be as it was before.... but,
> who knows!
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:58 AM, James Mcphee <jmcphe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Force it would be to set "smb ports = 445"
>>
>> the /24 is for a 255.255.255.0 network.  If you're running a 255.255.0.0
>> network, then it'd be /16.  The /## is the number of bits of network
>> address.  Each octet contains 8 bits, and numbers between 0 and 255.  So a
>> /8 would be a 255.0.0.0 network.  That leaves the first octet for the
>> network address and the last 3 octets for the individual address of the
>> machine on the broadcast segment.
>>
>> In the case of the network you provided, that would mean that the network
>> address is 192.168.0, which is how other networks route to you, and then
>> the last octet is how your machines are addressed.  Once the packet makes
>> it onto 192.168.0 (providing that is correct, of course), then the router
>> that can talk to 192.168.0 broadcasts out an ARP to see who has the machine
>> IP.
>>
>> Then we'd get into route tables, and how they're generated, etc, which
>> really doesn't matter to a home network, so I'll leave off for now.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah.... I got smart and googled how to open the ports. This is what I
>>> added to the configuration file:
>>>
>>>
>>> [global]
>>> #opening ports for printer
>>> smb ports = 137 138 139 445
>>>
>>> Force it to use port 445? Well I searched for how to force it but  all
>>> my results that mentioned anything about it were 'can I *force* it to
>>> use *port*....' and I couldn't . The only way I could think of to
>>> possibly do this would be to add ':445' at the end of the bind network so
>>> that it would look like this.
>>>
>>> interfaces = 192.168.0.2:445/24 eth0
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if 24 is correct. Is that the right number to have in there?
>>> You know... I was thinking. Wouldn't I have to tell the XP to use 445?
>>>
>>> And one more thing.... I had to upgrade to servicepack3 for photoshop
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:51 AM, James Mcphee <jmcphe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Try smb ports = 445
>>>> and force it to use 445?  I remember xp sp2 breaking all sorts of
>>>> netbios compatibility.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 10:36 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've never run testparm before. Did I do that correctly (a)? It
>>>>> doesn't say anything is malformed or anything like that so I suppose it is
>>>>> all good now! What can I run testparm against, is it just a smb.conf thing?
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately it still isn't printing.
>>>>>
>>>>> -a-
>>>>> bmike1 at Michaels-PC:~$ testparm /etc/samba/smb.conf
>>>>> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
>>>>> rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit
>>>>> (16384)
>>>>> Processing section "[printers]"
>>>>> Processing section "[print$]"
>>>>> Loaded services file OK.
>>>>> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
>>>>> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
>>>>>
>>>>> [global]
>>>>>
>>>>>     server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
>>>>>     interfaces = 192.168.0.2/24, eth0
>>>>>     map to guest = Bad User
>>>>>     obey pam restrictions = Yes
>>>>>     pam password change = Yes
>>>>>
>>>>>     passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>>>>>     passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n
>>>>> *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
>>>>>     unix password sync = Yes
>>>>>     syslog = 0
>>>>>     log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>>>>>
>>>>>     max log size = 1000
>>>>>     smb ports = 137 138 139 445
>>>>>     dns proxy = No
>>>>>     usershare allow guests = Yes
>>>>>
>>>>>     panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
>>>>>
>>>>> [printers]
>>>>>     comment = All Printers
>>>>>     path = /var/spool/samba
>>>>>     create mask = 0700
>>>>>     printable = Yes
>>>>>     browseable = No
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> [print$]
>>>>>     comment = Printer Drivers
>>>>>     path = /var/lib/samba/printers
>>>>> bmike1 at Michaels-PC:~$
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 5:02 PM, James Mcphee <jmcphe at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> testparm says the interface line is malformed.  Always run testparm
>>>>>> after making a change to make sure the config is at least readable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> well thank you very much!  Unfortunately it didn't help any.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> look at my smb.conf file and see if that is messed up: (I added the
>>>>>>> ip addr in networking)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> #======================= Global Settings =======================
>>>>>>> [global]
>>>>>>> #opening ports for printer
>>>>>>> smb ports = 137 138 139 445
>>>>>>> ## Browsing/Identification ###
>>>>>>> # Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will
>>>>>>> part of
>>>>>>>    workgroup = WORKGROUP
>>>>>>> # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
>>>>>>>  server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
>>>>>>> # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
>>>>>>> # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable its
>>>>>>> WINS Server
>>>>>>> #   wins support = no
>>>>>>> # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS
>>>>>>> Client
>>>>>>> # Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT
>>>>>>> both
>>>>>>> ;   wins server = w.x.y.z
>>>>>>> # This will prevent nmbd to search for NetBIOS names through DNS.
>>>>>>>    dns proxy = no
>>>>>>> # What naming service and in what order should we use to resolve
>>>>>>> host names
>>>>>>> # to IP addresses
>>>>>>> ;   name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
>>>>>>> #### Networking ####
>>>>>>> # The specific set of interfaces / networks to bind to
>>>>>>> # This can be either the interface name or an IP address/netmask;
>>>>>>> # interface names are normally preferred
>>>>>>> ;   interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0
>>>>>>> interface 192.168.0.2/24 eth0
>>>>>>> # Only bind to the named interfaces and/or networks; you must use the
>>>>>>> # 'interfaces' option above to use this.
>>>>>>> # It is recommended that you enable this feature if your Samba
>>>>>>> machine is
>>>>>>> # not protected by a firewall or is a firewall itself.  However, this
>>>>>>> # option cannot handle dynamic or non-broadcast interfaces correctly.
>>>>>>> ;   bind interfaces only = yes
>>>>>>> #### Debugging/Accounting ####
>>>>>>> # This tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
>>>>>>> # that connects
>>>>>>>    log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>>>>>>> # Cap the size of the individual log files (in KiB).
>>>>>>>    max log size = 1000
>>>>>>> # If you want Samba to only log through syslog then set the following
>>>>>>> # parameter to 'yes'.
>>>>>>> #   syslog only = no
>>>>>>> # We want Samba to log a minimum amount of information to syslog.
>>>>>>> Everything
>>>>>>> # should go to /var/log/samba/log.{smbd,nmbd} instead. If you want
>>>>>>> to log
>>>>>>> # through syslog you should set the following parameter to something
>>>>>>> higher.
>>>>>>>    syslog = 0
>>>>>>> # Do something sensible when Samba crashes: mail the admin a
>>>>>>> backtrace
>>>>>>>    panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
>>>>>>> ####### Authentication #######
>>>>>>> # "security = user" is always a good idea. This will require a Unix
>>>>>>> account
>>>>>>> # in this server for every user accessing the server. See
>>>>>>> # /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/ServerType.html
>>>>>>> # in the samba-doc package for details.
>>>>>>> #   security = user
>>>>>>> # You may wish to use password encryption.  See the section on
>>>>>>> # 'encrypt passwords' in the smb.conf(5) manpage before enabling.
>>>>>>>    encrypt passwords = true
>>>>>>> # If you are using encrypted passwords, Samba will need to know what
>>>>>>> # password database type you are using.
>>>>>>>    passdb backend = tdbsam
>>>>>>>    obey pam restrictions = yes
>>>>>>> # This boolean parameter controls whether Samba attempts to sync the
>>>>>>> Unix
>>>>>>> # password with the SMB password when the encrypted SMB password in
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> # passdb is changed.
>>>>>>>    unix password sync = yes
>>>>>>> # For Unix password sync to work on a Debian GNU/Linux system, the
>>>>>>> following
>>>>>>> # parameters must be set (thanks to Ian Kahan <<
>>>>>>> kahan at informatik.tu-muenchen.de> for
>>>>>>> # sending the correct chat script for the passwd program in Debian
>>>>>>> Sarge).
>>>>>>>    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>>>>>>>    passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n
>>>>>>> *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
>>>>>>> # This boolean controls whether PAM will be used for password changes
>>>>>>> # when requested by an SMB client instead of the program listed in
>>>>>>> # 'passwd program'. The default is 'no'.
>>>>>>>    pam password change = yes
>>>>>>> # This option controls how unsuccessful authentication attempts are
>>>>>>> mapped
>>>>>>> # to anonymous connections
>>>>>>>    map to guest = bad user
>>>>>>> ########## Domains ###########
>>>>>>> # Is this machine able to authenticate users. Both PDC and BDC
>>>>>>> # must have this setting enabled. If you are the BDC you must
>>>>>>> # change the 'domain master' setting to no
>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>> ;   domain logons = yes
>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>> # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set
>>>>>>> # It specifies the location of the user's profile directory
>>>>>>> # from the client point of view)
>>>>>>> # The following required a [profiles] share to be setup on the
>>>>>>> # samba server (see below)
>>>>>>> ;   logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U
>>>>>>> # Another common choice is storing the profile in the user's home
>>>>>>> directory
>>>>>>> # (this is Samba's default)
>>>>>>> #   logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
>>>>>>> # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set
>>>>>>> # It specifies the location of a user's home directory (from the
>>>>>>> client
>>>>>>> # point of view)
>>>>>>> ;   logon drive = H:
>>>>>>> #   logon home = \\%N\%U
>>>>>>> # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set
>>>>>>> # It specifies the script to run during logon. The script must be
>>>>>>> stored
>>>>>>> # in the [netlogon] share
>>>>>>> # NOTE: Must be store in 'DOS' file format convention
>>>>>>> ;   logon script = logon.cmd
>>>>>>> # This allows Unix users to be created on the domain controller via
>>>>>>> the SAMR
>>>>>>> # RPC pipe.  The example command creates a user account with a
>>>>>>> disabled Unix
>>>>>>> # password; please adapt to your needs
>>>>>>> ; add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password
>>>>>>> --gecos "" %u
>>>>>>> # This allows machine accounts to be created on the domain
>>>>>>> controller via the
>>>>>>> # SAMR RPC pipe.
>>>>>>> # The following assumes a "machines" group exists on the system
>>>>>>> ; add machine script  = /usr/sbin/useradd -g machines -c "%u machine
>>>>>>> account" -d /var/lib/samba -s /bin/false %u
>>>>>>> # This allows Unix groups to be created on the domain controller via
>>>>>>> the SAMR
>>>>>>> # RPC pipe.
>>>>>>> ; add group script = /usr/sbin/addgroup --force-badname %g
>>>>>>> ########## Printing ##########
>>>>>>> # If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
>>>>>>> # than setting them up individually then you'll need this
>>>>>>> #   load printers = yes
>>>>>>> # lpr(ng) printing. You may wish to override the location of the
>>>>>>> # printcap file
>>>>>>> ;   printing = bsd
>>>>>>> ;   printcap name = /etc/printcap
>>>>>>> # CUPS printing.  See also the cupsaddsmb(8) manpage in the
>>>>>>> # cupsys-client package.
>>>>>>> ;   printing = cups
>>>>>>> ;   printcap name = cups
>>>>>>> ############ Misc ############
>>>>>>> # Using the following line enables you to customise your
>>>>>>> configuration
>>>>>>> # on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
>>>>>>> # of the machine that is connecting
>>>>>>> ;   include = /home/samba/etc/smb.conf.%m
>>>>>>> # Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
>>>>>>> # See smb.conf(5) and
>>>>>>> /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/speed.html
>>>>>>> # for details
>>>>>>> # You may want to add the following on a Linux system:
>>>>>>> #         SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>>>>>>> #   socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>>>>>>> # The following parameter is useful only if you have the linpopup
>>>>>>> package
>>>>>>> # installed. The samba maintainer and the linpopup maintainer are
>>>>>>> # working to ease installation and configuration of linpopup and
>>>>>>> samba.
>>>>>>> ;   message command = /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/linpopup "%f" "%m" %s; rm
>>>>>>> %s' &
>>>>>>> # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. If
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> # machine will be configured as a BDC (a secondary logon server), you
>>>>>>> # must set this to 'no'; otherwise, the default behavior is
>>>>>>> recommended.
>>>>>>> #   domain master = auto
>>>>>>> # Some defaults for winbind (make sure you're not using the ranges
>>>>>>> # for something else.)
>>>>>>> ;   idmap uid = 10000-20000
>>>>>>> ;   idmap gid = 10000-20000
>>>>>>> ;   template shell = /bin/bash
>>>>>>> # The following was the default behaviour in sarge,
>>>>>>> # but samba upstream reverted the default because it might induce
>>>>>>> # performance issues in large organizations.
>>>>>>> # See Debian bug #368251 for some of the consequences of *not*
>>>>>>> # having this setting and smb.conf(5) for details.
>>>>>>> ;   winbind enum groups = yes
>>>>>>> ;   winbind enum users = yes
>>>>>>> # Setup usershare options to enable non-root users to share folders
>>>>>>> # with the net usershare command.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Maximum number of usershare. 0 (default) means that usershare is
>>>>>>> disabled.
>>>>>>> ;   usershare max shares = 100
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Allow users who've been granted usershare privileges to create
>>>>>>> # public shares, not just authenticated ones
>>>>>>>    usershare allow guests = yes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> #======================= Share Definitions =======================
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Un-comment the following (and tweak the other settings below to
>>>>>>> suit)
>>>>>>> # to enable the default home directory shares. This will share each
>>>>>>> # user's home director as \\server\username
>>>>>>> ;[homes]
>>>>>>> ;   comment = Home Directories
>>>>>>> ;   browseable = no
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change the
>>>>>>> # next parameter to 'no' if you want to be able to write to them.
>>>>>>> ;   read only = yes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # File creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you
>>>>>>> want to
>>>>>>> # create files with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.
>>>>>>> ;   create mask = 0700
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Directory creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If
>>>>>>> you want to
>>>>>>> # create dirs. with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.
>>>>>>> ;   directory mask = 0700
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # By default, \\server\username shares can be connected to by anyone
>>>>>>> # with access to the samba server. Un-comment the following parameter
>>>>>>> # to make sure that only "username" can connect to \\server\username
>>>>>>> # The following parameter makes sure that only "username" can connect
>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>> # This might need tweaking when using external authentication schemes
>>>>>>> ;   valid users = %S
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for
>>>>>>> Domain Logons
>>>>>>> # (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.)
>>>>>>> ;[netlogon]
>>>>>>> ;   comment = Network Logon Service
>>>>>>> ;   path = /home/samba/netlogon
>>>>>>> ;   guest ok = yes
>>>>>>> ;   read only = yes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Un-comment the following and create the profiles directory to store
>>>>>>> # users profiles (see the "logon path" option above)
>>>>>>> # (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.)
>>>>>>> # The path below should be writable by all users so that their
>>>>>>> # profile directory may be created the first time they log on
>>>>>>> ;[profiles]
>>>>>>> ;   comment = Users profiles
>>>>>>> ;   path = /home/samba/profiles
>>>>>>> ;   guest ok = no
>>>>>>> ;   browseable = no
>>>>>>> ;   create mask = 0600
>>>>>>> ;   directory mask = 0700
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [printers]
>>>>>>>    comment = All Printers
>>>>>>>    browseable = no
>>>>>>>    path = /var/spool/samba
>>>>>>>    printable = yes
>>>>>>>    guest ok = no
>>>>>>>    read only = yes
>>>>>>>    create mask = 0700
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Windows clients look for this share name as a source of
>>>>>>> downloadable
>>>>>>> # printer drivers
>>>>>>> [print$]
>>>>>>>    comment = Printer Drivers
>>>>>>>    path = /var/lib/samba/printers
>>>>>>>    browseable = yes
>>>>>>>    read only = yes
>>>>>>>    guest ok = no
>>>>>>> # Uncomment to allow remote administration of Windows print drivers.
>>>>>>> # You may need to replace 'lpadmin' with the name of the group your
>>>>>>> # admin users are members of.
>>>>>>> # Please note that you also need to set appropriate Unix permissions
>>>>>>> # to the drivers directory for these users to have write rights in it
>>>>>>> ;   write list = root, @lpadmin
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # A sample share for sharing your CD-ROM with others.
>>>>>>> ;[cdrom]
>>>>>>> ;   comment = Samba server's CD-ROM
>>>>>>> ;   read only = yes
>>>>>>> ;   locking = no
>>>>>>> ;   path = /cdrom
>>>>>>> ;   guest ok = yes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # The next two parameters show how to auto-mount a CD-ROM when the
>>>>>>> #    cdrom share is accesed. For this to work /etc/fstab must contain
>>>>>>> #    an entry like this:
>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>> #       /dev/scd0   /cdrom  iso9660 defaults,noauto,ro,user   0 0
>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>> # The CD-ROM gets unmounted automatically after the connection to the
>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>> # If you don't want to use auto-mounting/unmounting make sure the CD
>>>>>>> #    is mounted on /cdrom
>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>> ;   preexec = /bin/mount /cdrom
>>>>>>> ;   postexec = /bin/umount /cdrom
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:42 PM, James Mcphee <jmcphe at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> /etc/init.d/nmbd
>>>>>>>> /etc/init.d/smbd
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So not smb, but smbd and nmbd if you want the name services.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 1:25 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You know, I said that I think we found the problem. Unfortunately,
>>>>>>>>> that doesn't mean I know how to fix it. Can you let me know that?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com
>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I think we just found the problem!
>>>>>>>>>> y, that doesn't mean  I kn ow how to fi
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Michael Havens <
>>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> > hmmmmm I was going to try it both ways but when I type in 'sudo
>>>>>>>>>> > service smb restart' the response is 'unrecognized service'. I
>>>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>>>> > checked to make sure samba was started (sudo service smb start)
>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>> > got the same response. Then I made sure it was installed
>>>>>>>>>> (apt-get
>>>>>>>>>> > install) but it is at the newest version. What gives?
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Michael Havens <
>>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> type  in 'smb ports=139 445'? or w/o the 'smb'?
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >>
>>>>>>>>>> >> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:07 AM, James Mcphee <
>>>>>>>>>> jmcphe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>> Add smb ports=139 445 to your smb.conf.
>>>>>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>> On Mon Mar 12, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Michael Havens <
>>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>> I'll make the backup but what do I add?
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 9:33 AM, James Mcphee <
>>>>>>>>>> jmcphe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> You would add it to the [global] section of the smb.conf.
>>>>>>>>>> It's a hairy config to edit, so be sure to run testparm on it to make sure
>>>>>>>>>> it works before restarting.  And make backups!
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Michael Havens <
>>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> This must be text I have to add because I don't see
>>>>>>>>>> anywhere  in smb.conf that I can add the ports. Sorry but I need to know
>>>>>>>>>> what to type in.
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:53 PM, James Mcphee <
>>>>>>>>>> jmcphe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Add smb ports=139 445 to your smb.conf.  It "might" work
>>>>>>>>>> :)
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Michael Havens <
>>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> okay james..... I am figuing that this is done at....
>>>>>>>>>> I've been looking for how to this for A while now. How do you do it? There
>>>>>>>>>> it is. I found a GUI app that did it called 'firestarter'. Unfortunately
>>>>>>>>>> opening the ports didn't help the situation any. ports 137-139 and 445 are
>>>>>>>>>> now open.
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 6:50 PM, James Mcphee <
>>>>>>>>>> jmcphe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The error pasted is about name services, not printing.
>>>>>>>>>>  XP being XP, have you tried setting the samba box up for port 139 instead
>>>>>>>>>> of 445?
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Michael Havens <
>>>>>>>>>> bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> it isn't fixed.
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Lisa Kachold <
>>>>>>>>>> lisakachold at obnosis.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Glad the Plug could fix it!
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 6 Mar 2012 18:51, "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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