[clue-tech] Virtual machine networking problem with samba

[Jim Ockers]

Hi Michael,

Michael Irons wrote:
> On Monday 30 November 2009 09:10:25 am Jim Ockers wrote:
>   
>> Michael,
>>
>> Instead of the name "babbage" could you try connecting to the samba
>> server's IP address?  This will tell you if the problem is basic network
>> connectivity or just a browsing/name resolution problem.
>>
>> That is, type "net use \\172.16.1.x\sharename" instead of "net use
>> \\babbage\sharename" .
>>     
>
> Thanks Jim,
>
> Unfortunately, using the ip address directly does not help. 
> But I can ping both both ips from the vm and the vm from the host. I allow 
> ports 137-139. 
>
> If the samba server is  192.168.1.1 and tap0 is 172.16.1.1:
>
> Samba host ip, 
> Doesn't Work:	net use \\192.168.1.2\share
> Tap ip:
> Doesn't Work:	net use \\172.16.1.1\share
>
>   
What does it mean "doesn't work" ?  What error message do you get?  Just 
because you don't get a drive mapping doesn't mean there isn't useful 
information in the error message, so you should try to include as much 
information as possible when asking for help.

 From your client then could you please try these commands:

telnet 192.168.1.2 139
telnet 192.168.1.2 445
telnet 172.16.1.1 139
telnet 172.16.1.1 445

If those ports can not be connected-to then the problem is firewall 
rules on your samba server.  If those ports CAN be connected to, then 
try "net view \\192.168.1.2" or "net view \\172.16.1.1" and let us know 
what you get, including error messages if you don't get a share list.
>> If that works, then you can try adding babbage to
>> %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file
>>     
>
> The odd part is that I it sometimes allows connections to the samba server 
> from the xp vm box, and sometimes it cannot even find babbage. This is even if 
> I am sitting at home and babbage, the server, has a static ip.  
> I also have already tried adding babbage to the hosts file on the xp  vm box 
> (and restarting)
>
>   
>> nmbd (netbios name daemon, part of samba) problem, probably by fixing the
>> samba configuration file or else some firewall rule that should be
>> allowing nmbd broadcast traffic but isn't.
>>     
>
> I started down this path.... but I don't remember if It was a dead end or not. 
> I will look into it. It is quite possible my firewall rule is blocking nmbd 
> traffic, as I am not specifically allowing for it. Thank you.
>
>
> Michael Irons
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