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 wrote: > Add smb ports=139 445 to your smb.conf. It "might" work :) > > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Michael Havens 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 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 wrote: >>> >>>> it isn't fixed. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: >>>> >>>>> Glad the Plug could fix it! >>>>> On 6 Mar 2012 18:51, "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~(-: >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> James McPhee >>> jmcphe@gmail.com >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> 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~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > > -- > James McPhee > jmcphe@gmail.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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~(-: