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 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@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@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@Michaels-PC:~$ > > > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Michael Havens 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~(-: >> > -- Sent from my mobile device --------------------------------------------------- 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