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sploo22
05-30-2003, 05:26 PM
After many attempts, I finally managed to get a null-modem serial network connection going from Linux to Windows 98 using the Serial-Laplink-HOWTO. I've got Samba running on Linux, and smbclient shows everything just fine. However, when I try to access the Windows shares from Linux, I get messages about an invalid network name. I couldn't find any related-sounding options in the manual page; does anyone know why this is occurring?
I don't have access to the computer right now, but I'll edit this post when I have the exact error message.
kaptainkal1
05-30-2003, 05:35 PM
How did you manage to get your linux machine to access your windows shares i'm wondering? Because I'm trying to bring my linux machine to my network, but i'm doing that unsuccessfully so far.
xxispawn01xx
05-31-2003, 12:24 AM
tell me what distro you are using
Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379
05-31-2003, 12:38 AM
Originally posted by sploo22
After many attempts, I finally managed to get a null-modem serial network connection going from Linux to Windows 98 using the Serial-Laplink-HOWTO. I've got Samba running on Linux, and smbclient shows everything just fine. However, when I try to access the Windows shares from Linux, I get messages about an invalid network name. I couldn't find any related-sounding options in the manual page; does anyone know why this is occurring?
I don't have access to the computer right now, but I'll edit this post when I have the exact error message.
An exact error message would be great. But, if it is saying "Invalid network name", it could be that your Linux machine isn't in the same workgroup as the Windows box. Or, it could be that you're not giving it the right name of the Windows server. Try giving whatever SMB client you're using the actual NETBIOS name of the Windows Machine, not the DNS name or the IP address.
kaptainkal1
05-31-2003, 07:40 AM
I'm using mandrake 9.1
sploo22
05-31-2003, 11:51 AM
I have been using the NETBIOS name. The error message is "Invalid network name in tree connect". But wait, there's more!
When I add the sharename, it works perfectly! It's just viewing the list of shares on the computer that causes problems.