Re: [SLUG] configuring a samba server

From: Josh Tiner (jtiner@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Wed Dec 04 2002 - 00:39:28 EST


also...

[root@marlboro sysconfig]# lokkit --help
Usage: lokkit [OPTION...]
  -f, --fwtype Write Red Hat style
                                              /etc/sysconfig/iptables rules,
                                              instead of a shell script
  -q, --quiet Run noninteractively; process
                                              only command-line arguments
  -n, --nostart Configure firewall but do not
                                              activate it
  --high Enable 'high' security level
                                              (default)
  --medium Enable 'medium' security level
  --disabled Disable firewall
  --dhcp Allow DHCP through the
firewall
  -p, --port=port:protocol (e.g, ssh:tcp) Allow specific ports through
the
                                              firewall
  -t, --trust=device to trust Allow all traffic on the
                                              specified device

Help options:
  -?, --help Show this help message
  --usage Display brief usage message
[root@marlboro sysconfig]# lokkit --port=137:udp
Segmentation fault
[root@marlboro sysconfig]# lokkit --port=137:tcp
Segmentation fault
[root@marlboro sysconfig]#

----- Original Message -----
From: "steve" <steve@itcom.net>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] configuring a samba server

> On Tuesday 03 December 2002 23:55, Josh Tiner wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I recently had to convert one of my favorite linux workstations
> > over to windows xp thanks to school projects. I know, I hated to
> > do it too, so hold the flames...
> >
> > At any rate, here is the current situation. I currently have two
> > boxes: one is named zeppelin the other is named marlboro.
> > Zeppelin is a winxp professional box now. Marlboro is running
> > redhat 8.0.
> >
> > I need marlboro to share some of it's directories to my win box
> > so naturally I installed samba. After configuring the
> > /etc/samba/smb.conf file and checking it for sanity I restarted
> > the smbd service on the linux box.
> >
> > From my windows machine, I can see my linux box's name, however I
> > cannot see any of the shares availible to me. Needless to say,
> > that really sucks. I consulted www.samba.org and went through the
> > trouble shooting guide. This what they said:
>
> Sounds like the builtin firewall is blocking one or several ports
> 137:udp, 138:udp and 139:tcp (I think). Look in
> /etc/sysconfig/iptables. There has to be lines with these ports
> saying ACCEPT. (Unless it's not on, but it is by default.)
> --
>
> Steve
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