X50v and accessing a Samba server

[Ungoy]

Hi everyone, forgive my n00bness at asking a question that's been asked before. I've done many searches, but my findings were inconclusive. I need some assistance accessing my file server from my Axim X50v. I can access Windows PC just fine, but any of my PC's running Linux are unviewable, including my file server, web/email server, and even my own PC when booted to Linux rather than Windows. I've been unable to find a work around to allow network access to Linux machines. All my MP3's are on that file server, and I like having the option of streaming them over the network (even with lower battery life). I'm sorry to post a topic that's been posted a number of times, but none of the other threads solved my difficulty yet.

Thanks in advance for any and all help. :)

[d0t-bat]

Just to clarify something...

You can access any Windows PC from your PDA fine.
You CANT acess any Linux based PC from your PDA.
You CAN/CANT Access any Linux Based PC from your Windows Machine <--- can or can't?

http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...ighlight=samba

[Ungoy]

Just to clarify something...

You can access any Windows PC from your PDA fine.
You CANT acess any Linux based PC from your PDA.
You CAN/CANT Access any Linux Based PC from your Windows Machine <--- can or can't?

I can access Windows PC's fine from my Axim.
No I can't access my Linux PC from my Axim.
Yes I can access my Linux PC's from my Windows PC.

My PDA is the only thing having difficulty accessing the Samba servers.

Also thanks for the link Kpduty, I'll give that a good readin. :)

[d0t-bat]

I can access Windows PC's fine from my Axim.
No I can't access my Linux PC from my Axim.
Yes I can access my Linux PC's from my Windows PC.

My PDA is the only thing having difficulty accessing the Samba servers.

Also thanks for the link Kpduty, I'll give that a good readin. :)

Im thinking perhaps you need to change your security in samba.conf from "user" to share
as i always have problems accesing my shares if its set in user mode

[Ungoy]

If there are protected shares, such as private directories, does changing security to share affect that in any way? Each user for the file server has a private directory, and I'd hate to enable access to those directories by changing the security.

[d0t-bat]

Not that I know of, it just means it doesnt ask for a username and password when you connect to \\sambaserver\
your only changing the way samba allows access, not the filesystem security settings

[daemonize]

Not that I know of, it just means it doesnt ask for a username and password when you connect to \\sambaserver\
your only changing the way samba allows access, not the filesystem security settings

from: http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...ighlight=samba
[...]
The problem was with the paramater in smb.conf. The parameter which is a problem is: use spnego. it should be set to "no" under "global" section for samba to work correctly with pocket pc.
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[global]
use spnego = no

[..]

I can now access my samba server with my axim x50v

hey guys
iv tryed everything on these (and other) forums to try and get my x50v to connect to my gentoo server but it doesnt seem to even want to discover it.
all the windows machines on my network can see and use them fine and i can also use my windows shares form my axim.
any ideas at all?
iv tryed everything posted here.

[Zac Hester]

I am in a similar situation (a bunch of FreeBSD servers and only one Windows desktop). I found the magic bullet to leave your server in "user" protection mode:

In your smb.conf's [global] section, add this line:

use spnego = no

I'm guessing it has something to do with negotiating the password with certain clients.

Now, you will be able to address the machine directly in File Explorer (or Resco or Total Commander or whatever) with this path:

\\servername\sharename

If you are using "user" protection, you will then be prompted for the username, password, and domain. If you are using "share" protection you will probably log right in (I haven't tried it, though, since my highly functional XP box requires I access the Samba shares through a login of some sort).

This should be good for any Mac OS X or Linux Samba file servers, too.

Good luck,
Zac

Update: I just saw daemonize's post (I better learn to read good). If this didn't fix your problem, post your smb.conf and I'll have a look.

hey guys
iv tryed everything on these (and other) forums to try and get my x50v to connect to my gentoo server but it doesnt seem to even want to discover it.
all the windows machines on my network can see and use them fine and i can also use my windows shares form my axim.
any ideas at all?
iv tryed everything posted here.

yes
you can access samba from pocket pc
make sure you know the ip of your pocket pc
then add the ip on samba's allow access list

[RealityMage]

I got my PocketPC to access my Samba shares and I didn't have to set the spegno setting. However, I did have to change the name of my PocketPC to one that did not contain underscores. I also have security at the "Share" setting rather than "User".

[zylan]

Hi all, this thread has been very helpful to me in setting up the pocket pc to connnect to my samba server. Just wanted to list down the things I did to make this work.
1. Updated samba 2.2.7a to Samba 3.0.20b. Very essential, could not make it work with the old version.
2. Added the line "use spnego" under the global section of smb.conf. Without this option it does not connect. NO NEED to change "security = user to security = share"
3. In file explorer wm5.0, I use \\localhost\ instead of ipadress. Where localhost is the hostname of my machine.

Prompts me for the username and passwd and connects without any issues.
Hope this might be helpful.