network [Solved]

[Gekky29]

Is it that networking doesn't start automatically

no the network doesn`t start automatically
Is there not a way to start the network automatically ?

or that the samba shares don't get mounted automatically?

both

[nightflier]

Of course there is 

Try running "vasm > "network" > "netconf" and configure your card.

If that doesn't work, add these lines to your "/etc/rc.d/rc.local" file:

Code:

ifconfig eth0 up
dhcpcd eth0

This is assuming your ethernet card is identified as eth0, of course. You can also add additional commands, like

Code:

mount -a -t cifs

which should mount the samba shares you have defined in "/etc/fstab".

[hata_ph]

or you can try to do it using WICD.

[Gekky29]

Code:

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2009/04/26 15:01:18

[global]
workgroup = MSHOME
server string = Samba Server
security = SHARE
log file = /var/log/samba.%m
max log size = 50
dns proxy = No
usershare allow guests = Yes
usershare max shares = 100
usershare path = /var/lib/samba/usershares

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
path = /home/davy/DVD
guest ok = Yes

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

Code:

root:# mount -t smbfs -o username=xxx,password=xxx //GEKKY29/SHARE /home/davy/XP_SHARE

Message from syslogd@Vector at Mon Apr 27 16:56:07 2009 ...
Vector kernel: smbfs is deprecated and will be removed from the 2.6.27 kernel. Please migrate to cifs

[hata_ph]

Can you mount your XP share folder by replacing smbfs with cifs?

[Gekky29]

replacing smbfs with cifs?

[hata_ph]

like this

mount -t cifs -o username=xxx,password=xxx //GEKKY29/SHARE /mnt/win

[Gekky29]

Code:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
#The following is an example.Please see fstab(5) for further details.
#Please refer to mount(1) for a complete description OF mount options.
#
#Format:
# < file system > < mount point > < type > < options > < dump > < pass >
#
#dump(8)uses the < dump > field to determine which file systems need
# to be dumped.fsck(8)uses the < pass > column TO determine which file
#systems need TO be checked - - the root file system should have a 1 in
#this field, other file systems a 2, AND any file systems that should
#not be checked(such AS MS - initrd / mnt OR NFS file systems)a 0.


#The Linux partitions


/dev/hda2          /     reiserfs     defaults 0 1
/dev/hda3     /home     reiserfs     noatime      0 2


# Shared Windows/Linux partition#/dev/hda1   /mnt/dos  msdos  umask=0   0  0
#/dev/hda1   /mnt/win  vfat   fmask=111,dmask=0,quiet,shortname=mixed,user  0  0
#/dev/hda1   /mnt/win  ntfs   umask=0   0  0


# Floppy disks
# The 'noauto' option indicates that the file system should not be mounted
# with 'mount -a' 'user' indicates that normal users are allowed to mount
# the file system.
/dev/fd0   /mnt/floppy  auto  defaults,noauto,user  0 0
#/dev/fd1  /mnt/floppy  auto  defaults,noauto,user  0 0

# If you have a ls-120 floppy drive, it could be on /dev/hda b c d etc.
#/dev/hdd  /mnt/ls120  auto  defaults,noauto,user  0 0

# CDROM, CDWRITER, DVD
/dev/cdrom    /media/cdrom  iso9660  defaults,noauto,ro,user  0 0
#/dev/cdwriter /media/cdwriter  iso9660  defaults,noauto,rw,user  0 0
#/dev/dvd      /media/dvd   auto  defaults,noauto,ro,user  0 0

# NFS file systems:
#linux01.gwdg.de:/suse/6.3/i386.de  /mnt/nfs  nfs  defaults  0 0

# proc file system:
proc  /proc  proc  defaults  0 0

# Unix98 devpts filesystem:
none  /dev/pts  devpts  gid=5,mode=666  0 0

# Shared memory filesystem:
tmpfs   /dev/shm    tmpfs defaults 0  0

# Basic USB filesystem
sysfs  /sys  sysfs  defaults  0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw,devmode=0666 0 0

# example of a VFAT USB pendrive
#/dev/sda1  /mnt/pendrive vfat   fmask=111,dmask=0,noauto,user,quiet,shortname=mixed 0 0

# Swap partitions
# The 'sw' option means auto activating with 'swapon -a'.

/dev/hda1 none swap sw 0 0

shm            /dev/shm     tmpfs  defaults        0     0

[nightflier]

Gekky, you need to slow down a little. Read the suggestions, try them out and report back your results.

Did you install the packages I suggested?

I can not tell with any confidence what you have working so far. I see no reference to a samba file system in your fstab. How do you read the files on XP from VL, via a mount point or through some GUI?

Did you post your smb.conf file because you are now trying to read VL from XP?

XP uses cifs, smbfs is outdated. As hata_ph says, just change smbfs to cifs in your commands.

[hata_ph]

nightflier is right. Take 1 step at 1 time. We should focus on how to make sure your VL and XP is able to see each other's share folder. I believe you can mount and open your XP share in VL. Now, can your XP view your VL's share folder?

[Gekky29]

i can acces vl in xp whit no broblem
the problem is i must mounting bey hand so i can see xp share

[Gekky29]

root:# mount -t cifs -o username=xxx,password=xxx //GEKKY29/SHARE /home/davy/XP_SHARE
mount error: could not find target server. TCP name GEKKY29/SHARE not found
No ip address specified and hostname not found

[nightflier]

I am still not fully sure where you are at. For now I will only assume we need to create persistent connections using VL as a client and XP as the server. In other words, we are working from the VL box, trying to read files on XP. Please try to follow these instructions:

First, go to XP, click on Start then Run.. , enter "cmd" and click OK. In the command line box, enter "ipconfig" and take note of the IP address of your XP machine. It will probably be something like "192.168.1.2".

On your VL box, as root, in a terminal:
Enter command

Code:

ping IP_of_XP

substitute the actual value for IP_of_XP

If you see an output repeating something like:
From 192.168.1.3 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable
Press "Ctrl-c" and stop right there. Post result below.

If you see an output repeating something like:
64 bytes from 192.168.1.2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.162 ms
press "Ctrl-c" and continue to the next step:
Create a file "/root/smbcreds". Edit it and make it look like this:

Code:

username=samba_user_name
password=samba_password

Substitute your actual values for samba_user_name and samba_password.

Add the following line to "/etc/fstab":

Code:

//IP_of_XP/SHARE /home/davy/XP_SHARE  cifs  auto,rw,credentials=/root/smbcreds  0 0

Again, substitute your actual values where needed.

now issue command:

Code:

mount -a -t cifs

Check to see if it mounted properly. If this works, we can go forward from here. Post your results below.

[Gekky29]

Code:

root:# ping IP_of_XP
ping: unknown host IP_of_XP

 al my computers have manuly ip
xp 192.168.1.2
vector 192.168.1.3
printer 192.1681.70

[nightflier]

Manual IP's make things easier.

Try again, from VL, this time use:

Code:

ping 192.168.1.2

What do you see?