I enabled the guest account because it was suggested I do so but doing so didn't help so I disabled it right away. On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Bryan O'Neal < Bryan.ONeal@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 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 > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: