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by choth 1 view

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I have a Linux 7.1 Server in my LAN. It runs as FTP server, Telnet Server, Samba Server. At the server side, I can access all clients share using Samba command "smbclient", but at the clients share I cannot access the Server. Why? Also, at the client sides, I cannot access my Linux 7.1 FTP, Telnet server? My Linux server is 192.168.0.38. Why? Thank you so much for your assistance.

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by cpfeiffe

All of these different problems may not be related, but in looking for one common (or two common) point(s) here is where you could start.

Be sure that /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services files allow these transactions. By default /etc/inetd.conf and /etc/services allow both ftp and telnet, but they could have been commented out since implementation for security reasons. When you install samba you have to add the line to /etc/inetd.conf and make sure the netbios entries are not commented out of /etc/services. You could read more on this in the man page on samba or a book on samba.

It is possible that you have ftp access/deny files that allow only specific users. The list of what is not working individually with each issue could become very long. You should start with inetd.conf and services and see what you can get working there and then approach any remaining issues separately.

Good luck.

by marshallkeithusa

When you say linux 7.1 I assume you mean Red Hat 7.1. If it is most of the services like ftp,telnet . . .etc are turned off by default

If you cd /etc/xinetd.d you will find files for the services that are turned off all you have to do is edit the files and change disable=yes to disable=no.

As fare as the samba goes when you setup the server you may have set the firewall too high and it is blocking the port used by netbios.

by marshallkeithusa

I forgot to add you have to either reboot or restart the xinetd services after you edit the files.

/etc/init.d/xinetd restart

the above line will get you restarted without rebooting

by harold

Hi,
Sounds to me like a firewall problem,
review your IPChains settings.

Regards,
Harold

by choth

In the /etc/xinetd.d/, I have change the lines disable=yes to disable=no. Besides I do not set firewall or IPCHAIN. I use default from Red Hat Linux setting up 7.1 as Normal.

by choth

Thank you so much for your assistance. I can solve this problem myself. I do hope someday we can discuss and share our knowledge to each other. Besh wishes and good luck to all of you.

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