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Re: [Samba] XP share not listed in Linneighborhood




Guenter Kukkukk wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 30. April 2008 schrieb Larry Alkoff:
Guenter Kukkukk wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 30. April 2008 schrieb Larry Alkoff:
Guenter Kukkukk wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 30. April 2008 schrieb Larry Alkoff:
Guenter Kukkukk wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 30. April 2008 schrieb Larry Alkoff:
Guenter Kukkukk wrote:
Am Mittwoch, 30. April 2008 schrieb Larry Alkoff:
I am unable to find my Windows XP share (winpro) in Linneighborhood which runs on my desktop Kubuntu Linux box.

When I try to mount that Windows XP share I get the error message:
2139: session request to WINPRO failed (Not listening on called name)
2139: session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)
SMB connection failed
smbmt: Error: winpro _not_ mounted.

The command line I'm using to mount Winpro is:
    smbmount //winpro/lba  /mnt/winpro  -o guest,uid=lba

This line _used_ to work before I had a malfuntion on the winpro box and had to Repair XP. Repair is similiar to a fresh install except many (but not all) settings are kept.

Both winpro and the Kubuntu box are on the same workgroup and subnet
with fixed IP.

Why is the winpro machine "not listening on called name" ?

I've been working on this a couple of days and suspect something in the Windows XP configuration but haven't made any headway.

Larry


Are you sure, that you named that winxp box "winpro"?
Inside a windows cmdline window, use "nbtstat -n" to view the
registered netbios names. Also have a look whether the workgroup matches.

Btw - using 'smbclient -L winpro -U<username>%<password>' is an easier
way to check for availability of that remote box.

Also 'smbtree' can help to diagnose that problem.

Cheers, Günter

Thanks very much for your reply Günter.

Clicking on Control Panel >System >Properties shows
'Full computer name' winpro
and Workgroup LANET
as expected.

nbstat -n from winpro command prompt
gives an error message
"Failed to access NBT driver"

smbtree gives a full screen of shares from other computers
but nothing from winpro.  The shares list other windows 98 computers.

smbclient -L winpro -U<username>%<password>
gives a '>' prompt that I can't do anything with
except to re-enter my password.
I then get
"session request to WINPRO failed (Not listening on called name)
session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)"


smbclient -L winpro -U<username>
session request to WINPRO failed (Not listening on called name)
session request to *SMBSERVER failed (Not listening on called name)


Some notes:
My username and password is the same on both machines.

The WXP computer has Service Pack 1 and 2.

I can connect to shares on other machines from winpro.

Larry

Have you enabled "NetBIOS over tcp/ip" in the tcp/ip settings
of your network interface? I think, it's placed in the
WINS tab dialog page.

Cheers, Günter

Just looked again Günter.
Yes, "NetBIOS over tcp/ip" is checked.

Also iptables on the Linux machine is wide open (all policies ACCEPT).
The entire internal LAN is behind a router/firewall of course.

Larry

Then i don't understand the result from one of your recent posts:
    nbstat -n from winpro command prompt
    gives an error message
    "Failed to access NBT driver"

Btw - it should read "nbtstat -n" (sorry, my fault)

Cheers, Günter

Sorry Günter but I made a mistake with nbtstat -n.
On winpro there was an old copy of nbtstat in a directory from Windows 98 but on my path.

I renamed _that_ nbtstat and then
which nbtstat
found the real nbtstat in \windows\system32.

--------------------------------------------------
The result of nbtstat -n
Local Area Connection 3:
Node IpAddress: [10.22.44.11] Scope Id: []

                 NetBIOS Local Name Table

        Name               Type         Status
     ---------------------------------------------
     WINPRO         <00>  UNIQUE      Registered
     LANET          <00>  GROUP       Registered
     LANET          <1E>  GROUP       Registered

Local Area Connection 4:
Node IpAddress: [0.0.0.0] Scope Id: []

     No names in cache
---------------------------------------------------

What does this result show for my problem?

Larry
Have a look here how netbios names are registered and
what kind of resource type is used - the <00> or <1E>
in your output.
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/691e1e3f-0ac1-45a2-b19a-cf7ef25ade4b1033.mspx?mfr=true

Your windows box has not registered the name WINPRO<20>,
so it seems to me, that the peer/server service is not
running ...
Btw, 'nmblookup -S winpro' (done on your samba box) should also
list the registered names.

Inside a windows cmdline console, does 'net share' list your
exports? 'net statistics server' should also list some info.

Cheers, Günter

Hello Günter

I'm not sure what to make of the url you sent me
but here is the results of all the tests you suggested.

BTW, not only does winpro not show in Linneighborhood
but it doesn't show in Network Neighborhood on a Win 98 box.

root@kinda samba # nmblookup -S winpro
--------------------------------------
querying winpro on 10.22.44.255
10.22.44.11 winpro<00>
Looking up status of 10.22.44.11
         WINPRO          <00> -         M <ACTIVE>
         LANET           <00> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE>
         LANET           <1e> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE>

         MAC Address = 00-16-17-EE-F4-F8

c:\net shareShare
-----------------

name   Resource                        Remark
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
print$       C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers
                                              Printer Drivers
C$           C:\                             Default share
ADMIN$       C:\WINDOWS                      Remote Admin
IPC$                                         Remote IPC
C            C:\
lba          C:\Documents and Settings\lba
SharedDocs   C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\DOCUMENTS

Printer      LPT1:                  Spooled  HP DeskJet 500
The command completed successfully.


c:\net statistics server
------------------------
Server Statistics for \\WINPRO

Statistics since 4/29/2008 12:43 PM

Sessions accepted                  1
Sessions timed-out                 0
Sessions errored-out               0

Kilobytes sent                     0
Kilobytes received                 0

Mean response time (msec)          0

System errors                      0
Permission violations              0
Password violations                0

Files accessed                     0
Communication devices accessed     0
Print jobs spooled                 0

Times buffers exhausted

   Big buffers                      0
   Request buffers                  0

The command completed successfully.

c:\net statistics workstation
------------------------------
Workstation Statistics for \\WINPRO

Statistics since 4/29/2008 12:43 PM

   Bytes received                               1055805
   Server Message Blocks (SMBs) received        6373
   Bytes transmitted                            663490
   Server Message Blocks (SMBs) transmitted     6444
   Read operations                              124
   Write operations                             2
   Raw reads denied                             0
   Raw writes denied                            0

   Network errors                               0
   Connections made                             54
   Reconnections made                           64
   Server disconnects                           68

   Sessions started                             111
   Hung sessions                                0
   Failed sessions                              0
   Failed operations                            0
   Use count                                    332
   Failed use count                             84

The command completed successfully.

Regards, Larry



To me it still looks like your winxp "server"-service is not running
or some other related stuff has been messed up.
You can check that by using Control Panel-> Administrative Tools -> Services
Have a close look at the "server" service to be up and running...
When you are there, also check the "Computer Browser" to
be running.

Anyway - this one seems not to be samba related.
Cheers, Günter

Btw - samba related stuff is also discussed on irc at irc.freenode.net
channel #samba.


Thanks very much for your efforts to help, Günter.

Both "Server" and "Computer Browser" appear to be running in Services.
Nothing else strikes me as out of line.

After doing many tests and seeing that winpro can connect to any other share, I agree that this one is not samba related.

I will browse and see if there are any windows XP irc channels.

My fallback plan is to backup my important files to a thumb drive,
format and reinstall WXP, reload programs and tweak it.

Larry
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