Accessing Mac Server with Windows XP/7

[noah_swanson]

I've been challenged to create a share for our QuickAdd Package on the Mac Server. SMB is enabled but I still can't access this from Windows machines. I'm sure there is a KB article somewhere but figured someone on here would be able to point me directly to it.

Thanks,
Noah Swanson
Macintosh Development/Support
Enterprise Desktop Services
Phone: 309-765-3153
SwansonNoah at johndeere.com

[noah_swanson]

I can ping all I want: IP, DNS, WINS everything...still says network error "network path was not found". "net use" did not work either. Wouldn't be a setting on the server would it?

[stevewood]

How are you trying to access it? Through My Computer or by mapping a drive
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Swanson Noah <SwansonNoah at johndeere.com>wrote:
or through Network Places? There are a few different ways to get there.

You should be able to open My Computer, put in the FQDN or IP of the server
(1.1.1.1) and have My Computer pull up a list of printers and shares that
are available. Is this not working?

Steve Wood
Director of IT
swood at integer.com

The Integer Group | 1999 Bryan St. | Ste. 1700 | Dallas, TX 75201
T 214.758.6813 | F 214.758.6901 | C 940.312.2475

[hasaanh]

Is SMB enabled on the xserve?

Hasaan Herrington
Technical Support II
Information Technology
Anchorage School District
(907) 742-4615

[noah_swanson]

Yes it is.

[jarednichols]

1. Can Macs connect via SMB?
2. Is there anything in the server logs indicating what the problem may be? (/var/log/samba/smbd.log IIRC)
3. If not, crank up the log level as high as it goes and try again.
4. Have you tried Guest access?
5. You may also want to experiment with different levels of credential encryption. Try turning on the (incredibly) weak LAN Manager. Also try turning off NTLM, forcing the client to use NTLMv2 or Kerberos.
6. Is the server a directory (Active or Open) member? If so and you're using directory credentials, clock sync plays a very important part between client and server. Make sure they're using the same NTP server.
7. What's in the client's event log? If you have an Event ID, that's easier to search on.
8. Firewall firewall firewall. Both client and server. Check 'em.
9. I'm sure there's more, but that's right off the top of my head...

j 
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Jared F. Nichols
Desktop Engineer, Client Services
Information Services Department
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
244 Wood Street
Lexington, Massachusetts 02420
781.981.5436

[noah_swanson]

My answers below: