Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (August 2002)

Chapter 7
Samba for MPE/iX Services
Troubleshooting Samba for MPE/iX Server
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This time try the same as the previous test, but try it via a broadcast to the default broadcast address. A
number of NetBIOS/TCPIP hosts on the network should respond, although Samba for MPE/iX may not catch
all of the responses in the short time it listens. You should see “got a positive name query response” messages
from several hosts.
If this doesn’t give a similar result to the previous test, nmblookup isn’t correctly getting your broadcast
address through its automatic mechanism. In this case you should experiment using the “interfaces” option in
smb.conf to manually configure your IP address, broadcast and netmask.
If your PC, and server aren’t on the same subnet, you will need to use the -B option to set the broadcast
address to that of the PC’s subnet.
This test will probably fail if your subnet mask and broadcast address are not correct. (Refer to TEST 3
notes).
TEST 7:
On the PC, type the command “net view \\SAMBAIXSERVER”. You will need to do this from within a “DOS
prompt” window. You should get a list of available shares on the server.
If you get a “network name not found” or similar error NetBIOS name resolution is not working. This is
usually caused by a problem in NMBD. To overcome the error, you could do one of the following (you only need
to choose one):
• Fix the NMBD installation.
• Add the IP address of SAMBAIXSERVER to the “wins server” system in the advanced TCP/IP setup on
the PC.
• Enable Windows name resolution via DNS in the advanced section of the TCP/IP setup.
• Add SAMBAIXSERVER to your lmhosts file on the PC.
TEST 8:
Run the command “net use x: \\SAMBAIXSERVER\Public”. You should get a “command completed
successfully” message. If not, your PC software is incorrectly installed or your smb.conf is incorrect.
TEST 9:
Run the following command to test the print services.
• smbclient ’\\sambaserver\lp’ -P -c “print testfile”
If printing itself is a problem check the /usr/local/samba/lib/printcap file. Format of the file is simple.
printername | printer description
Printername must equal one of the printer names to which you normally print using MPE/iX. The description
can be any free text.
LP|HP Laserjet in printing room
On the PC:
• net use lpt1: \\sambaserver\lp as guest
Print test page/pages to the printer connected to the Samba for MPE/iX server. At the command prompt type
“copy test.txt \\sambaixserver\lp”.