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Date:      Thu, 3 Feb 2000 10:22:29 -0600
From:      "LD Williams" <ldwms@wmsinv.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   How do I configure SAMBA  so I can share files and hp printer with my unix box,,,,Whereis the samba configuration file 
Message-ID:  <001701bf6e62$df2bc020$b5d1c5d1@larry>

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Where is the SAMBA configuration file on FreeBSD Ver 3.3

Global   ,,   Homes  ,,  Printers ,,

How do I set samba, I can't see my unix box in windows network =
neighborhood please help....

ldwns@startext.net   or   ldwms@wmsinv.com


PLEASE  HELP !!!!!!!

I'm  new  to unix,,,I've have been using  DOS/WINDOWS for years,,since =
1984.

I brought a copy of FreeBSD  from Frys Two weeks ago. 3.3

I have a small office network SOHO. With ( 6 ) six computers on it.

WORKGROUP =3D Wg3
Box 1 =3D Old 386 with 16MB RAM   Windows95 SMC  NIC      Group=3D Wg-3 =
Name =3D Larry
Box 2 =3D 486DX   with 16MB RAM   Windows95 Linksys NIC   Group=3D Wg-3 =
Name =3D Bob
Box 3 =3D 300MHz AMD 32MB RAM Windows95 Linksys NIC   Group=3D Wg-3 Name =
=3D Billy
=20
WORKGROUP =3D Wg2
Box 4 =3D 486SX 16MB RAM Windows95 Linksys NIC   Group=3DWg-2 Name =3D =
Sue
Box 5 =3D Pentium 400MHz   Windows95 SMC NIC       Group=3DWg-2 Name =3D =
Mary
=20
WORKGROUP =3D Wg-1
Box 6 =3D 450MHz  128MB RAM Win98 2nd Edition 3Com NIC=20
USR/3Com Modem 56K   Group=3DWg-1 Name =3D Main

Box 7 =3D AMD 300MHz 64MB RAM Unix 3.3 FreeBSD 3Com NIC
BestData Modem 56K  Group=3DWg-1 Name =3D Mail

Please help me setup my Unix Box/Computer ( 7 )=20
every computer on my LAN work and share files but can't see box 7 Unix =
FreeBSD are share files.
Can not log on to network or goto WWW the Internet.Kppp works,But can't =
goto any web sites.
Netscape locks up.

We also have a webhost and site on the web at  http://www.wmsinv.com   =
IP=3D216.85.236.44
Our  ISP for the dailup connection is http://www.startext.net    =
DNS1=3D205.172.60.12 or DNS2=3D205.172.60.10

We would like to use our UNIX box as a mail server and ftp server
For free e-mail accounts and FTP for free Unix/Linux help and software.

My main workgroup is Wg-1  Windows98 2nd edition and Unix 3.3 FreeBSD =
..Please help.

I want the windows98 box to serve our LAN/SOHO and main connection to =
the internet / www

And the FreeBSD to be our free e-mail server and ftp server.

We also have ( 2 ) printers   HP 697c on the windows98 box Wg-1 Share =
Name=3D HP on box (6) Main

And a Canon 2500c on a windows95 box Wg-3 Share =3D canon on box (2) Bob

We can not print from UNIX FreeBSD to printer Whats UP.

Can not see UNIX Box from Main Box Windows96 from Network Neighborhood.

Please  help me with network configuration.PLEASE PUT IN THE RIGHT =
CHOICE a , b , c or d. Below
=20
HOST:________ (a)Larry.Valueweb.net (b)Larry.wmsinv.com  (c)wmsinv.com =
or (d) Larry.216.85.236.44       =20

Domain:______ (a) wmsinv.com (b) startext.net (c) valueweb.net

Gateway:______ (a)205.172.60.12      (b)205.172.60.10       =
(c)216.85.236.44           (d)127.0.0.1

Name srever:____(a)205.172.60.12 (b)205.172.60.10 (c) 216.85.236.44 (d) =
none

Please help with NIC or Network interface Setup

Unix Box Workgroup=3DWg-1/ With a 3Com 3c509 ethernet card ISA    =
I/O=3D5  IRQ=3D300
Unix Box Workgroup=3DWg-1/With BestData Modem card ISA    I/O=3D4 =
Comm=3D/dev/sio2 [ dos=3Dcomm3]
Unix Box Name =3D Mail
IP Address:_____ (a)205.172.60.12 (b)205.172.60.10 (c)216.85.236.44 =
(d)127.0.0.1 (e)none ( f ) Help
Netmask:_____ (a) 255.255.255.0 (b) 205.172.60.12 (c) 216.85.236.44 (d) =
205.172.60.10 (e) 127.0.0.1.

How do I find and setup SAMBA on my FreeBSD 3.3 what directory is it in  =
/usr/local/etc
How do I edit the sections   global,homes,printers to work with a =
windows LAN.
Sincerely   Larry D Williams.   Please Help..........I'm waiting for =
your reply.
Please Forward this message to any one that can help.
ldwms@wmsinv.com
ldwms@startext.net
PH: 1-817-536-4842



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<DIV>Where is the SAMBA configuration file on FreeBSD Ver 3.3</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Global&nbsp;&nbsp; ,,&nbsp;&nbsp; Homes&nbsp; ,,&nbsp; Printers =
,,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>How do I set samba, I can't see my unix box in windows network =
neighborhood=20
please help....</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A =
href=3D"mailto:ldwns@startext.net">ldwns@startext.net</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
or&nbsp;&nbsp; <A=20
href=3D"mailto:ldwms@wmsinv.com">ldwms@wmsinv.com</A></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PLEASE&nbsp; HELP !!!!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm&nbsp; new&nbsp; to unix,,,I've have =
been=20
using&nbsp; DOS/WINDOWS for years,,since 1984.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I brought a copy of FreeBSD&nbsp; from =
Frys Two=20
weeks ago. 3.3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a small office network SOHO. =
With ( 6 ) six=20
computers on it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WORKGROUP =3D Wg3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Box&nbsp;1 =3D Old 386 with 16MB =
RAM&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Windows95 SMC&nbsp; NIC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Group=3D Wg-3 Name =
=3D=20
Larry</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Box&nbsp;2 =3D 486DX&nbsp;&nbsp; with =
16MB=20
RAM&nbsp;&nbsp; Windows95 Linksys NIC&nbsp;&nbsp; Group=3D Wg-3 Name =3D =

Bob</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Box&nbsp;3 =3D 300MHz AMD 32MB RAM =
Windows95 Linksys=20
NIC&nbsp;&nbsp; Group=3D Wg-3 Name =3D Billy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WORKGROUP =3D Wg2</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Box&nbsp;4 =3D 486SX 16MB RAM Windows95 =
Linksys=20
NIC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Group=3DWg-2 Name =3D Sue</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Box&nbsp;5 =3D Pentium =
400MHz&nbsp;&nbsp; Windows95=20
SMC NIC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Group=3DWg-2 Name =3D =
Mary</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WORKGROUP =3D Wg-1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Box&nbsp;6 =
=3D&nbsp;450MHz&nbsp;&nbsp;128MB RAM Win98=20
2nd Edition 3Com NIC&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>USR/3Com Modem 56K&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Group=3DWg-1 Name =3D=20
Main</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Box&nbsp;7 =3D AMD 300MHz 64MB RAM Unix =
3.3 FreeBSD=20
3Com NIC</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>BestData Modem 56K&nbsp; Group=3DWg-1 =
Name =3D=20
Mail</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please help me setup my Unix =
Box/Computer ( 7 )=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>every computer on my LAN work and share =
files but=20
can't see box 7 Unix FreeBSD are share files.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can not log on to network or goto WWW =
the=20
Internet.Kppp works,But can't goto any web sites.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Netscape locks up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We also have a webhost and site on the =
web at&nbsp;=20
<A href=3D"http://www.wmsinv.com">http://www.wmsinv.com</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
IP=3D216.85.236.44</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Our&nbsp; ISP for the dailup connection =
is <A=20
href=3D"http://www.startext.net">http://www.startext.net</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;=20
DNS1=3D205.172.60.12 or DNS2=3D205.172.60.10</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We would like to use our UNIX box as a =
mail server=20
and ftp server</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For free e-mail accounts and FTP for =
free=20
Unix/Linux help and software.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My main workgroup is Wg-1&nbsp; =
Windows98 2nd=20
edition and Unix 3.3 FreeBSD ..Please help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I want the windows98 box to serve our =
LAN/SOHO and=20
main connection to the internet / www</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And the FreeBSD to be our free e-mail =
server and=20
ftp server.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We also have ( 2 ) printers&nbsp;&nbsp; =
HP 697c on=20
the windows98 box Wg-1 Share Name=3D HP on box (6) Main</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And a Canon 2500c on a windows95 box =
Wg-3 Share =3D=20
canon on box (2) Bob</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We can not print from UNIX FreeBSD to =
printer Whats=20
UP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can not see UNIX Box from Main Box =
Windows96 from=20
Network Neighborhood.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please&nbsp; help me with network=20
configuration.PLEASE PUT IN THE RIGHT CHOICE a , b , c or d. =
Below</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>HOST:________ (a)Larry.Valueweb.net=20
(b)Larry.wmsinv.com&nbsp; (c)wmsinv.com or (d)=20
Larry.216.85.236.44&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Domain:______ (a) wmsinv.com (b) =
startext.net (c)=20
valueweb.net</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Gateway:______=20
(a)205.172.60.12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
(b)205.172.60.10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
(c)216.85.236.44&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;=20
(d)127.0.0.1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Name srever:____(a)205.172.60.12 =
(b)205.172.60.10=20
(c) 216.85.236.44 (d) none</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please help with NIC or Network =
interface=20
Setup</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Unix Box Workgroup=3DWg-1/ With a 3Com =
3c509 ethernet=20
card ISA &nbsp;&nbsp; I/O=3D5&nbsp; IRQ=3D300</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Unix Box Workgroup=3DWg-1/With BestData =
Modem card=20
ISA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I/O=3D4 Comm=3D/dev/sio2 [ =
dos=3Dcomm3]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Unix Box Name =3D Mail</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>IP Address:_____ (a)205.172.60.12 =
(b)205.172.60.10=20
(c)216.85.236.44 (d)127.0.0.1 (e)none ( f ) Help</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Netmask:_____ (a) 255.255.255.0 (b) =
205.172.60.12=20
(c) 216.85.236.44 (d) 205.172.60.10 (e) 127.0.0.1.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How do I find and setup SAMBA on my =
FreeBSD 3.3=20
what directory is it in&nbsp; /usr/local/etc</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How do I edit the sections&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
global,homes,printers to work with a windows LAN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sincerely&nbsp;&nbsp; Larry D =
Williams.&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Please Help..........I'm waiting for your reply.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please Forward this message to any one =
that can=20
help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:ldwms@wmsinv.com">ldwms@wmsinv.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:ldwms@startext.net">ldwms@startext.net</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PH: 1-817-536-4842</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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