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by timmitchell 1 view

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I have a Linux Redhat 7.1 box that I need to use as a logon/file server in my 15-user network (we currently have no logon or file servers). I'm hoping to create (or simulate) a Windows-type domain that will allow me to set user-level and group-level security. I have configured Samba as best I know how, but I can never connect to it from my Windows machine, nor can I ping it by hostname (I can ping by IP). The Linux machine receives a DHCP address from my Linksys DSL router, as do the Windowsclients, and it can connect to the internet; I just can't get it configured to play nice with Windows.

Other than configuring smb.conf and setting up a dedicated directory to be shared with Windows clients, what other things can I check? Does anyone have a server running in a similar environment that could give me some guidelines on what my smb.conf file should look like?

Thanx....

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by zbrain75

Change your Linux configuration so the Linux computer has a static IP address and add the IP address and computer name to your DNS server file. This should solve your ping by hostname problem and may solve the samba problem.
Otherwise, if you don't want a static IP address for the Linux computer, you would need to use a Windows 2000 server with DNS that supports dynamic updates and configure the DHCP server to update your DNS information dynamically.
Beyond that, if you want to create a logon with Linux that is similar to a single Windows domain logon, you should look into Lightweight Directory Application Protocol (LDAP). But that may be beyond the scope of this question.

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