printer sharing problems (from winxp box)

[turbo_h4]

Does anyone have any idea why my smb config doesn't ever work? When I try using localhost:631, it gives unable to connect SAMBA host.

Now i've learnt a new way of testing it using smbclient, but it gives me a lot of errors. The windows box is named "Computer", User "User", No password. Workgroup "ABC" (which is also changed in samba.conf)

none of these commands can even connect...

[root@localhost samba]# smbclient -you user -L Computer
Connection to Computer failed
[root@localhost samba]# smbclient -you User -L Computer
Connection to Computer failed
[root@localhost samba]# smbclient -you user -L computer
Connection to computer failed
[root@localhost samba]# smbclient -you User -L computer
Connection to computer failed

I tried then using the ip addy of the windows box..

[root@localhost samba]# smbclient -you user -L 192.168.2.101
Password:
Domain=[COMPUTER] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        IPC$            IPC       Remote IPC
        D$              Disk      Default share
        print$          Disk      Printer Drivers
        hpLaserJ        Printer   hp LaserJet 1010 Series Driver
        Z$              Disk
        ABBIE (D)       Disk
        ADMIN$          Disk      Remote Admin
        C$              Disk      Default share
session request to 192.168.2.101 failed (Called name not present)
session request to 192 failed (Called name not present)
Domain=[COMPUTER] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
[root@localhost samba]#

As you can see, I have some failures there? What do they mean? And how come I need to use the ip, and I can't use the box name?

Can someone also give me the proper smb:// command? I've tried everything and can't get this damn printer to connect.

[adrenaline]

Is the printer shared out on the windows box?
All you need to do to get smb to work is to match the workgroup name with the windows box create usernames and passwords to match and create samba usernames and passwords to match those
smbpasswd -a <username>

then start the service.
<different distros start different ways but in Red Hat its
/etc/init.d/smbd restart Assuming it is installed.

IN Slackware it is
/etc/rc.d/rc.samba restart

[turbo_h4]

the username on the winxp box is user. The workgroup is abc, which i changed in the smbd.conf.

[root@localhost ~]# smbpasswd -a user
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Failed to initialise SAM_ACCOUNT for user user. Does this user exist in the UNIX password database ?
Failed to modify password entry for user user
[root@localhost ~]#

Still does not see winxp box unless i use ip method. (which I cannot use permanently)

[GoldenEye]

The users used by samba need to exist!

You 1st create them in your unix box and at a 2nd step you'll activate them for samba use.

The far you can get is using maped users, /etc/samba/smbusers.

Try to read man samba, you will find it the most usefull help.