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@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 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@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~(-: > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > :-)~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~(-: