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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/DIAGNOSIS.txt b/docs/textdocs/DIAGNOSIS.txt index 5f20f61031..11eb91b2ff 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/DIAGNOSIS.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/DIAGNOSIS.txt @@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ run ping. If you get a message saying "host not found" or similar then your DNS software or /etc/hosts file is not correctly setup. It is possible to run samba without DNS entries for the server and client, but I assume -you do have correct entries for the remainder of these tests. +you do have correct entries for the remainder of these tests. + +Another reason why ping might fail is if your host is running firewall +software. You will need to relax the rules to let in the workstation +in question, perhaps by allowing access from another subnet (on Linux +this is done via the ipfwadm program.) TEST 3: @@ -208,6 +213,10 @@ same fixes apply as they did for the "smbclient -L" test above. In particular, make sure your "hosts allow" line is correct (see the man pages) +If you get "specified computer is not receiving requests" or similar +it probably means that the host is not contactable via tcp services. +Check to see if the host is running tcp wrappers, and if so add an entry in +the hosts.allow file for your client (or subnet, etc.) TEST 9: |