Network browsing tru Dlink DSL-504

Supercell

Got a dlink DSL 504 today, main system which dual boots WinXP and Redhat 9 can't any longer see the network (winxp boxes) .

In WinXP the same pc sees the same workgroup and shares fine through the router (insteat of the previously used switch).

However cannot browse the network anymore in Redhat, keep getting messages that the smb master browser cannot be contacted, even though the service is started.

Am at a bit of a loss how to resolve it.

Anyone else here using one of these adsl adapers and use it to browse their network as well as use it for inet connectivity?

niallb

What's your default route set to under RedHat?
route -n will give you the numbers. look for 0.0.0.0

It's possible that the router is running DHCP (you may know)
and is giving a default gateway setting to WinXP.

Your route may be set to dev eth0 on linux,
whereas you may need to remove that and set the default to
use the router as a gateway.

Like this:
route del default
route add default gateway rou.ter.ip.addr

Worth a try anyway,

NiallB

Typedef

ifconfig -a

make sure you have an ip

edit
/etc/samba/smb.conf

Change your workgroup
Change valid ips
Change security = share

make sure (if applicable) that
route

yields your default router and if you are trying to contact the boxes by domain name, make sure you can ping

box X by domain name

Make sure that /etc/init.d/smb is in mode 755 and then run

chkconfig for samba

man chkconfig

Then try telnetting to your own box locally on port 139, if not after delibrately issuing the command
/etc/init.d/smb start (and getting no errors)
Look at your firewall config.

Also run
testparm
to make sure all of your samba setting are right.

Failing that, sacrifice five vestal virgins over your Red Hat box.

Dare to Slack baby
*Typos are caused by Microsoft

niallb

Originally posted by Longfield
However cannot browse the network anymore in Redhat...

I took this to mean that a redhat machine which was working fine through the switch
is now not working without any changes being made to its configuration.
Could you confirm that?

Unplug the systems from the router and plug back into your switch and see does it work again.

If you've made no config changes yet, then there's no point changing anything except routing.
Your samba is configured correctly etc.

Try adding a specific route to your XP boxen's
network wth the router as gateway.
route add -net xp.net.wor.kip gateway rou.ter.ip.addr

A question: When you boot the box as XP,
are you sure you have the same IP address as when you boot RedHat.
Run winipcfg and take down all your settings.
Make sure you use the same settings on the linux side. Include default routes etc.
If the box can do it under XP, it's possible!

You might try running a dhcp client on the linux end and check if the router is giving out addresses.
Small chance it will only route addresses it has given out - though that's unlikely.

NiallB