Frank,
I get a 404 error when I try to view your website... Can you repost the
link? Thanks,
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Roberts - SOTL" <sotl155360@earthlink.net>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] xinetd
> On Monday 06 August 2001 08:41 pm, you wrote:
> > Frank,
> >
> > Where are you trying to connect to the server from?
> The Linux box which is 192.168.1.1. This is the Samba server.
> Name lan_sys_opt. Full name lan_sys_opt.office.lan
>
>
> > Remotely, or on the
> > Samba server itself? If remotely, what IP address are you connecting
from?
> > As a side note, Swat is not required to run Samba...
>
> This is one part I don't understand. First I thought no, then yes, now I
am
> not sure.
>
> Please check out my website listed below. I know a lot of the data is
> incorrect mixed up file names and such but as I work on the configuration
I
> continually update the website.
>
> Thanks
> Frank
>
> > You can manually edit
> > the smb.conf file, which is how I have done in the past. I did not even
> > know about Swat till this thread. Next time I set up Samba, I'm gonna
give
> > it a shot...
> >
> > Doug
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Frank Roberts - SOTL" <sotl155360@earthlink.net>
> > To: <slug@nks.net>
> > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 7:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: [SLUG] xinetd
> >
> > > Doug Thanks
> > >
> > > Final objective is to set up a 2 computer network.
> > > Since I had no idea of how to do this I searched for HOWTO on this. I
> >
> > found 2
> >
> > > and only 2 that pertain to a newbie setting up a network with Rh both
for
> >
> > RH
> >
> > > 6.1.
> > >
> > > RH linux 6.x as an Internet Gateway for a Home Network by Paul Ramsey
> > > Samba Server by Ying Zhang
> > > and the setup notes from the Samba project
> > > Samba Project Documentation
> > >
> > > Well from Ramsey I was able to setup a network. I can ping the Linux
box
> >
> > from
> >
> > > the Win 98 and vice verse. One big problem here that stumped me for
days
> >
> > was
> >
> > > that I had either LAN or Internet but not both. Connection to the
> > > internet
> >
> > is
> >
> > > by modem. Partial solution to this problem is not to have LAN initiate
on
> > > boot but to initiate it by user action after boot.
> > >
> > > Next I tried to set up Samba by editing configuration files. This may
be
> > > possible but further reading suggest that I must have inetd or xinted.
> >
> > This
> >
> > > was confusing because Zhang referees to inetd not xinted so there were
> > > several post over that.
> > >
> > > After sorting out that RH 7.1 uses xinted I checked to find out it it
was
> > > there and running. The answer to this was yes on both accounts.
> > >
> > > Now as far as I can tell I am down to the portion of where Zhang
starts
> > > to configure Samba by SWAT. At this point he says that to use your
> > > favorite browser go to http://192.168.1.1:901 and if all goes well you
> > > should see a box pop up asking for a username and password. When I
> > > attempt this I get a message saying that the browser is unable to
connect
> > > to 901.168.1.1 at
> >
> > port
> >
> > > 901.
> > >
> > > Now since I assume he knows more than I do - he did make at least one
> >
> > network
> >
> > > work to write his nice publication - I am assuming that I have
something
> > > configured incorrectly.
> > >
> > > For more details on my exact setup go to:
> > > http://home.earthlink.net/~sotl166360
> > >
> > > For Zhang's procedure:
> > > http://dcfonline.sfu.ca/ying/linux/samba/
> > >
> > > For Ramsey's procedure see:
> > > http://www.coastnet.com/~pramsey/linux/homenet.html
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Frank
> > >
> > > PS: I am not cutting this because configuration files fo;;ow.
> > >
> > > On Monday 06 August 2001 06:40 pm, you wrote:
> > > > Frank,
> > > >
> > > > I don't think xinetd will be available at http://192.168.1.1:901...
As
> >
> > far
> >
> > > > as I know, xinetd has no web administration interface (maybe there
is a
> > > > component that can be added to Webmin to administer xinetd?). I
think
> >
> > what
> >
> > > > you are looking for is a web management interface for Samba, if I
> > > > recall correctly from your original posts on this thread.
> > > > xinetd just monitors incoming requests, and wakes up the proper
service
> >
> > to
> >
> > > > respond to them (in this case, SWAT). Not that any of the above
> > > > actually helps you with the issue...
> > > >
> > > > Where are you trying to connect to the server from? Remotely, or on
the
> > > > Samba server itself?
> > > >
> > > > Doug
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Frank Roberts - SOTL" <sotl155360@earthlink.net>
> > > > To: <slug@nks.net>
> > > > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 5:36 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [SLUG] xinetd
> > > >
> > > > > > > Sorry to bother you people about the same old problems but I
am
> >
> > not
> >
> > > > > > > following this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Well if this was working and if I had any additional ideas I would
> > > > > not
> >
> > be
> >
> > > > > posting this. Basically the problem is that when I go to Xinted by
a
> > > >
> > > > browser
> > > >
> > > > > at: http://192.168.1.1:901 my browser say that there is no route
to
> >
> > this
> >
> > > > > address. Different browsers express this differently but all with
the
> > > > > same meaning.
> > > > >
> > > > > Whit follows first is the xited configuration file. May be there
is
> > > >
> > > > something
> > > >
> > > > > wrong is so I don't see it.
> > > > > Following this is the resolve.conf file and the host.allow file.
The
> >
> > host
> >
> > > > > deny file is empty.
> > > > >
> > > > > > > If I understand this correctly xinted should be accessible by
a
> > > >
> > > > browser at
> > > >
> > > > > > > http://192.168.1.1:901 which is the address of my server at
port
> >
> > 901.
> >
> > > > > > > All I am able to get is "No route to host."
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > My etc/xinted.d/swat file
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > # default: off
> > > > > > > # description: SWAT is the Samba Web Admin Tool. Use swat \
> > > > > > > # to configure your Samba server. To use SWAT, \
> > > > > > > # connect to port 901 with your favorite web browser.
> > > > > > > service swat
> > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > port = 901
> > > > > > > socket_type = stream
> > > > >
> > > > > The following was added:
> > > > > protocol = tcp
> > > > >
> > > > > > > wait = no
> > > > > > > only_from = 127.0.0.1
> > > > >
> > > > > Changed to:
> > > > > > only_from = 192.9.168.10 192.9.168.11
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > user = root
> > > > > > > server = /usr/sbin/swat
> > > > > > > log_on_failure += USERID
> > > > > > > disable = no
> > > > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > -----------------------
> > > > > etc/hosts.allow file
> > > > > #
> > > > > # hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are
> > > > > # allowed to use the local INET services, as decided
> > > > > # by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.
> > > > > #
> > > > > ALL: ALL
> > > > > -----------------------
> > > > > etc/hosts.allow file
> > > > > search localdomain
> > > > > nameserver 127.0.0.1
> > > > > nameserver 192.168.1.1
> > > > > nameserver 192.168.1.2
> > > > > -----------------------
> > > > > If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.
> > > > > Please no RTFM as I am reading the manual.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Frank
>
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