I want to network using SMB. The network typically consists of a Netgear router, three Macs and one Kubuntu. Sometimes one of the Macs boots into Vista. I want the Kubuntu box to be the PDC. My recollection was that making a *nix box PDC over SAMBA involved setting 3 or 4 configuration toggles. Bob Elzer wrote: > I'm not sure, do you want Ubuntu to be the primary domain controller ? > > There are settings in samba to do that or also not have it be the domain > controller. > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On >> Behalf Of Trent Shipley >> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 4:26 PM >> To: Main PLUG discussion list >> Subject: GUI Firewall configuration tools WAS HP LaserJet >> troubleshooting >> >> JD Austin wrote: >>> The other port is 9100 >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Matt Graham >> >> > wrote: >>> >>> From: Trent Shipley > > >>> > I have an HP LaserJet. >>> >>> Model#? They only made about 300 different models of >> those things. >>> It's probably not important here, but may be later. >>> >>> > The three Macs find it and print to it, when I boot >> my Mac into >>> > windows it prints fine. Unfortunately the Ubuntu >> 9.04.x box can't >>> > find it. If I bring up the browser based manager for >> CUPS, I can't >>> > find anything. I give it the IP address for the >> [printer], still >>> > nothing. I try the HP Linux printer utility and have no luck. >>> >>> In Gentoo, if I didn't have the snmp USE flag defined, the hplip >>> utilities couldn't see or print to any networked HP >> printers. This >>> shouldn't be a problem under Debian-derived things >> though. Also, make >>> sure there aren't any overly-restrictive firewall rules >> in place like >>> a default DROP without a corresponding ACCEPT for >> whatever port this >>> is using. That'd cause the problems you describe. >>> >>> > What I'd like is a systematic diagnostic plan to start >>> > troubleshooting >>> >>> Make sure you can ping the printer from the Ubuntu box >> first. Then >>> see if you can "telnet $PRINTER_IP 631" and get a connection (if >>> this thing does IPP), or use whatever port the thing uses. >>> >>> -- >>> Matt G / Dances With Crows >>> The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ >>> There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim >> for us to >>> see >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> HP Color LaserJet 3600n >> #It occurs to me it is probably poor security form to discuss >> property on an email list or social networking site. >> >> ping == pass; >> telnet == fail; >> >> Disable firewall --> printing --> pass!! >> >> I bet that's a huge part of my problem with Samba. That and >> getting by Ubuntu box to be the primary domain controller. >> >> Does anybody use Guarddog to configure their desktop firewall? >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss