Trying to share files [SOLVED]

[Bucky2216]

New version of PcLinux both with KDE desktop.

2 computers named Main System and Secondary System

Main is dual booting Windows XP and PCLinux.
Secondary System strictly PCLinux

I can get on the Windows network (MSHOME) just fine from BOTH my computers whether I am in Windows or Linux. I cannot however see either of the Linux computers on the network. (Still with me?)

I followed an article in an older version of PCLinux magazine which outlines file sharing. My goal is to be able to pull files from the Picture directory of the Secondary System to the Main System.

I'm thinking I am almost there!

I've accomplished sharing my Picture directory on the Secondary computer. I can see the Secondary System icon now under Network of the Main System

However...........when I click on that icon, I get the  following error message.

"Could not connect to host for smb//Secondary System.local:445/"

Is 445 a port number? Firewall set to allow everything.

Now I'm stuck......so close yet so far.

[Texstar]

New version of PcLinux both with KDE desktop.

2 computers named Main System and Secondary System

Main is dual booting Windows XP and PCLinux.
Secondary System strictly PCLinux

I can get on the Windows network (MSHOME) just fine from BOTH my computers whether I am in Windows or Linux. I cannot however see either of the Linux computers on the network. (Still with me?)

I followed an article in an older version of PCLinux magazine which outlines file sharing. My goal is to be able to pull files from the Picture directory of the Secondary System to the Main System.

I'm thinking I am almost there!

I've accomplished sharing my Picture directory on the Secondary computer. I can see the Secondary System icon now under Network of the Main System

However...........when I click on that icon, I get the  following error message.

"Could not connect to host for smb//Secondary System.local:445/"

Is 445 a port number? Firewall set to allow everything.

Now I'm stuck......so close yet so far.

This is how I setup a folder to share on a network with Samba. It works for me so maybe it will work for you. Please note I do not do Windows so I cannot comment on that aspect but I was able to network 2 PCLinuxOS computers with one being the server and the other the client.

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,93375.0.html

[Xero]

http://74.54.219.50/~lxgator/gnome/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=3004&sid=c40ff5d44aa261c96cd06880595452aa

Read this. Just guessing, but your Workgroup name needs changing on the PCLOS pc, to MSHOME from the sounds of it.

[Bucky2216]

Tried this down to the letter. MSHOME set on all computers. Googled :445 error and info is very vague. I'll keep messing with it.

[muungwana]

Go to secondary system, open the terminal, log in as root and then run these two commands and give their output. What about ten seconds before executing the second one

service smb restart

smbtree -N -d 2

[Bucky2216]

Going to mark this solved for now. Have to out of town on business and won't be messing with this for a while. Thanks to all that offered info.