Guest vgbvn Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Hi all, My computer is Mandrake 10 official, my friend's computer is Windows Xp , both are connected on a LAN. I have a Internet Cable connection on my computer and I config successfully the Internet connection sharing, it means that my friend can access intenet from his WIndows XP throught the internet connection on my computer running Mandrake Linux. The problem my friend can ping my laptop, neither I , even I've seted his IP in the host file . I setted my samba server corectly and tested successfully with smbclient command, but my friend can't find my computer in his Network Neiboorhood, neither do I. Please help me ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Try to connect directly to the address. I.E> open up 'My Computer' and in the address bar type in \\yourip\share\ Linux computers will very seldomly show up in Window's Network Places or Network Neighbourhood, depending on the configuration... and you don't need them to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightcrank Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 i am also having problems with samba, and yes i have read at least 3- 4 tutorials, they all basicly say the same thing. yet still i was having troubles. then i typed the the ip adress as you said (192.168.0.1) in my win xp box, and......it worked :) so i can share my linux box and access it from windows, however it only half works. i cant acess my windows files from my linix box, i type "smb:/" in konqueror it shows the wokgroup "mshome" it shows my windows box, but not the directorys i have shared ??? and yes i have shared directorys. any one know what could be causing it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 i am also having problems with samba, and yes i have read at least 3- 4 tutorials, they all basicly say the same thing. yet still i was having troubles. then i typed the the ip adress as you said (192.168.0.1) in my win xp box, and......it worked :) so i can share my linux box and access it from windows, however it only half works. i cant acess my windows files from my linix box, i type "smb:/" in konqueror it shows the wokgroup "mshome" it shows my windows box, but not the directorys i have shared ??? and yes i have shared directorys. any one know what could be causing it ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How did you share them? Are they completely open? Do you have a firewall running on your Windoze box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightcrank Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 no, i have no fire wall on windows box, i have tested it with winxp as the server and everything works, shareing works ICS works, its all good, but mandrake is wayyyyyy harder to set up. however i want to learn which is why im trying it. any idea's on whats wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightcrank Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 update, ok u know how my linix server didnt show up in "my network places" in windows XP. and had to manualy type in the IP adress (192.168.0.1) in my windows box to get it working, well now for some reason it dose show up, eventhough i havent changed anything. its shows up as, "samba sever 3.0.2a) then under that in brackets it says (cpe-144.133.XXX.XXX) which is my ip adress for my net connection. my question is, shouldnt it say 192.168.0.1 because that is my LAN ip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ac_dispatcher Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 OK so the way I get this is your computer has 2 Nics. One for your internet connection and one for your local Lan. Correct? And you have no firewall running?? As for finding the linux box. via windows explorer try this: Open Explorer click on "My Network Places" click on "Entire Network" RIGHT CLICK on "Microsoft Windows Network" select "explore" new window should open with listed workgroups. If you are shareing a connection via one box I highly advise you get a firewall up. I almost sounds like you are shareing your folders with the world.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel_2078 Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 In one of the FAQs, it tells you how to configure SAMBA networking with Windows and how to give your Linux machine a workgroup, to help network it with windows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel_2078 Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 OK so the way I get this is your computer has 2 Nics. One for your internet connection and one for your local Lan. Correct? And you have no firewall running?? As for finding the linux box. via windows explorer try this: Open Explorer click on "My Network Places" click on "Entire Network" RIGHT CLICK on "Microsoft Windows Network" select "explore" new window should open with listed workgroups. If you are shareing a connection via one box I highly advise you get a firewall up. I almost sounds like you are shareing your folders with the world.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you're behind a router or switch, why would you need to turn on internet connection sharing? I have 3 computers networked together and never did any special configurations to them. They all had access from the time I plugged them into my router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightcrank Posted August 26, 2004 Report Share Posted August 26, 2004 OK so the way I get this is your computer has 2 Nics. One for your internet connection and one for your local Lan. Correct? And you have no firewall running?? As for finding the linux box. via windows explorer try this: Open Explorer click on "My Network Places" click on "Entire Network" RIGHT CLICK on "Microsoft Windows Network" select "explore" new window should open with listed workgroups. If you are shareing a connection via one box I highly advise you get a firewall up. I almost sounds like you are shareing your folders with the world.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If you're behind a router or switch, why would you need to turn on internet connection sharing? I have 3 computers networked together and never did any special configurations to them. They all had access from the time I plugged them into my router. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> that only works for ADSL, not for for cable (with my isp anyway) thats besides the point, i want to setup my linux box as my router Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel_2078 Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 that only works for ADSL, not for for cable (with my isp anyway) I have cable and it works for me. It should work that way for everyone unless your ISP tracks the MAC addresses of all machines connected to your network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightcrank Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 im not behind a router !!! my linux box is my router hence why i need to turn on internet connection sharing, do you uderstand now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel_2078 Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Oh ok. Sorry, I misunderstood. I get it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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