well thank you very much! Unfortunately it didn't help any. look at my smb.conf file and see if that is messed up: (I added the ip addr in networking) #======================= Global Settings ======================= [global] #opening ports for printer smb ports = 137 138 139 445 ## Browsing/Identification ### # Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of workgroup = WORKGROUP # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu) # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section: # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable its WINS Server # wins support = no # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client # Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both ; wins server = w.x.y.z # This will prevent nmbd to search for NetBIOS names through DNS. dns proxy = no # What naming service and in what order should we use to resolve host names # to IP addresses ; name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast #### Networking #### # The specific set of interfaces / networks to bind to # This can be either the interface name or an IP address/netmask; # interface names are normally preferred ; interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0 interface 192.168.0.2/24 eth0 # Only bind to the named interfaces and/or networks; you must use the # 'interfaces' option above to use this. # It is recommended that you enable this feature if your Samba machine is # not protected by a firewall or is a firewall itself. However, this # option cannot handle dynamic or non-broadcast interfaces correctly. ; bind interfaces only = yes #### Debugging/Accounting #### # This tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine # that connects log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m # Cap the size of the individual log files (in KiB). max log size = 1000 # If you want Samba to only log through syslog then set the following # parameter to 'yes'. # syslog only = no # We want Samba to log a minimum amount of information to syslog. Everything # should go to /var/log/samba/log.{smbd,nmbd} instead. If you want to log # through syslog you should set the following parameter to something higher. syslog = 0 # Do something sensible when Samba crashes: mail the admin a backtrace panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d ####### Authentication ####### # "security = user" is always a good idea. This will require a Unix account # in this server for every user accessing the server. See # /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/ServerType.html # in the samba-doc package for details. # security = user # You may wish to use password encryption. See the section on # 'encrypt passwords' in the smb.conf(5) manpage before enabling. encrypt passwords = true # If you are using encrypted passwords, Samba will need to know what # password database type you are using. passdb backend = tdbsam obey pam restrictions = yes # This boolean parameter controls whether Samba attempts to sync the Unix # password with the SMB password when the encrypted SMB password in the # passdb is changed. unix password sync = yes # For Unix password sync to work on a Debian GNU/Linux system, the following # parameters must be set (thanks to Ian Kahan << kahan@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> for # sending the correct chat script for the passwd program in Debian Sarge). passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . # This boolean controls whether PAM will be used for password changes # when requested by an SMB client instead of the program listed in # 'passwd program'. The default is 'no'. pam password change = yes # This option controls how unsuccessful authentication attempts are mapped # to anonymous connections map to guest = bad user ########## Domains ########### # Is this machine able to authenticate users. Both PDC and BDC # must have this setting enabled. If you are the BDC you must # change the 'domain master' setting to no # ; domain logons = yes # # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # It specifies the location of the user's profile directory # from the client point of view) # The following required a [profiles] share to be setup on the # samba server (see below) ; logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U # Another common choice is storing the profile in the user's home directory # (this is Samba's default) # logon path = \\%N\%U\profile # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # It specifies the location of a user's home directory (from the client # point of view) ; logon drive = H: # logon home = \\%N\%U # The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set # It specifies the script to run during logon. The script must be stored # in the [netlogon] share # NOTE: Must be store in 'DOS' file format convention ; logon script = logon.cmd # This allows Unix users to be created on the domain controller via the SAMR # RPC pipe. The example command creates a user account with a disabled Unix # password; please adapt to your needs ; add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos "" %u # This allows machine accounts to be created on the domain controller via the # SAMR RPC pipe. # The following assumes a "machines" group exists on the system ; add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -g machines -c "%u machine account" -d /var/lib/samba -s /bin/false %u # This allows Unix groups to be created on the domain controller via the SAMR # RPC pipe. ; add group script = /usr/sbin/addgroup --force-badname %g ########## Printing ########## # If you want to automatically load your printer list rather # than setting them up individually then you'll need this # load printers = yes # lpr(ng) printing. You may wish to override the location of the # printcap file ; printing = bsd ; printcap name = /etc/printcap # CUPS printing. See also the cupsaddsmb(8) manpage in the # cupsys-client package. ; printing = cups ; printcap name = cups ############ Misc ############ # Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration # on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name # of the machine that is connecting ; include = /home/samba/etc/smb.conf.%m # Most people will find that this option gives better performance. # See smb.conf(5) and /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/speed.html # for details # You may want to add the following on a Linux system: # SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 # socket options = TCP_NODELAY # The following parameter is useful only if you have the linpopup package # installed. The samba maintainer and the linpopup maintainer are # working to ease installation and configuration of linpopup and samba. ; message command = /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/linpopup "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s' & # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. If this # machine will be configured as a BDC (a secondary logon server), you # must set this to 'no'; otherwise, the default behavior is recommended. # domain master = auto # Some defaults for winbind (make sure you're not using the ranges # for something else.) ; idmap uid = 10000-20000 ; idmap gid = 10000-20000 ; template shell = /bin/bash # The following was the default behaviour in sarge, # but samba upstream reverted the default because it might induce # performance issues in large organizations. # See Debian bug #368251 for some of the consequences of *not* # having this setting and smb.conf(5) for details. ; winbind enum groups = yes ; winbind enum users = yes # Setup usershare options to enable non-root users to share folders # with the net usershare command. # Maximum number of usershare. 0 (default) means that usershare is disabled. ; usershare max shares = 100 # Allow users who've been granted usershare privileges to create # public shares, not just authenticated ones usershare allow guests = yes #======================= Share Definitions ======================= # Un-comment the following (and tweak the other settings below to suit) # to enable the default home directory shares. This will share each # user's home director as \\server\username ;[homes] ; comment = Home Directories ; browseable = no # By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change the # next parameter to 'no' if you want to be able to write to them. ; read only = yes # File creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to # create files with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775. ; create mask = 0700 # Directory creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to # create dirs. with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775. ; directory mask = 0700 # By default, \\server\username shares can be connected to by anyone # with access to the samba server. Un-comment the following parameter # to make sure that only "username" can connect to \\server\username # The following parameter makes sure that only "username" can connect # # This might need tweaking when using external authentication schemes ; valid users = %S # Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons # (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.) ;[netlogon] ; comment = Network Logon Service ; path = /home/samba/netlogon ; guest ok = yes ; read only = yes # Un-comment the following and create the profiles directory to store # users profiles (see the "logon path" option above) # (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.) # The path below should be writable by all users so that their # profile directory may be created the first time they log on ;[profiles] ; comment = Users profiles ; path = /home/samba/profiles ; guest ok = no ; browseable = no ; create mask = 0600 ; directory mask = 0700 [printers] comment = All Printers browseable = no path = /var/spool/samba printable = yes guest ok = no read only = yes create mask = 0700 # Windows clients look for this share name as a source of downloadable # printer drivers [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/printers browseable = yes read only = yes guest ok = no # Uncomment to allow remote administration of Windows print drivers. # You may need to replace 'lpadmin' with the name of the group your # admin users are members of. # Please note that you also need to set appropriate Unix permissions # to the drivers directory for these users to have write rights in it ; write list = root, @lpadmin # A sample share for sharing your CD-ROM with others. ;[cdrom] ; comment = Samba server's CD-ROM ; read only = yes ; locking = no ; path = /cdrom ; guest ok = yes # The next two parameters show how to auto-mount a CD-ROM when the # cdrom share is accesed. For this to work /etc/fstab must contain # an entry like this: # # /dev/scd0 /cdrom iso9660 defaults,noauto,ro,user 0 0 # # The CD-ROM gets unmounted automatically after the connection to the # # If you don't want to use auto-mounting/unmounting make sure the CD # is mounted on /cdrom # ; preexec = /bin/mount /cdrom ; postexec = /bin/umount /cdrom On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:42 PM, James Mcphee wrote: > /etc/init.d/nmbd > /etc/init.d/smbd > > > So not smb, but smbd and nmbd if you want the name services. > > > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 1:25 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> You know, I said that I think we found the problem. Unfortunately, that >> doesn't mean I know how to fix it. Can you let me know that? >> >> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> I think we just found the problem! >>> y, that doesn't mean I kn ow how to fi >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Michael Havens >>> wrote: >>> > hmmmmm I was going to try it both ways but when I type in 'sudo >>> > service smb restart' the response is 'unrecognized service'. I then >>> > checked to make sure samba was started (sudo service smb start) but >>> > got the same response. Then I made sure it was installed (apt-get >>> > install) but it is at the newest version. What gives? >>> > >>> > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Michael Havens >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> type in 'smb ports=139 445'? or w/o the 'smb'? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:07 AM, James Mcphee >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Add smb ports=139 445 to your smb.conf. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon Mar 12, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Michael Havens >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> I'll make the backup but what do I add? >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 9:33 AM, James Mcphee >>> wrote: >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> You would add it to the [global] section of the smb.conf. It's a >>> hairy config to edit, so be sure to run testparm on it to make sure it >>> works before restarting. And make backups! >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Michael Havens >>> wrote: >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> 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 < >>> bmike1@gmail.com> 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 < >>> bmike1@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>> it isn't fixed. >>> >>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Lisa Kachold < >>> lisakachold@obnosis.com> 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? 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