Michael,

We ran into the exact same thing here. Turn out you just need to make
sure you have a hosts file set up correctly (HOSTS.NET.SYS) with an entry
for loopback (127.0.0.1).

Doug Werth
Beechglen Development Inc.
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513.922.0509

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> From: Michael Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: SAMBA config help!
> Date: Thursday, February 27, 1997 3:03 PM
>
> Lars,
>
> Everything is running now ( smbd, nmbd ) under inetd.
>
> nmbd is working.  :-)
>
>
> smbd is not, here is the tail end of the log file. Maybe you can give
me so
> more hints.
>
> ------------------------
> Unsupported Samba/iX 0.5 by [log in to unmask] 1/97
> Warning - chroot(/) not done
> 02/27/97 11:19:30 changed root to /
> priming nmbd
> Get_Hostbyname: Unknown host. localhost
> sending a packet of len 1 to (127.0.0.1) on port 137 of type DGRAM
> 02/27/97 11:20:01 Transaction 0 of length 76
> netbios connect: name1=HP928            name2=HP928
> 02/27/97 11:20:01 init msg_type=0x81 msg_flags=0x0
> Error writing 4 bytes to client. -1. Exiting
> Processing section "[guest1]"
> doing parameter comment = serves /tmp (readonly) for guest
> doing parameter path = /tmp
> doing parameter guest ok = yes
> doing parameter write ok = no
> Processing section "[guest2]"
> doing parameter comment = serves /tmp (writable) for guest
> doing parameter path = /tmp
> doing parameter guest ok = yes
> doing parameter write ok = yes
> pm_process() returned Yes
> lp_servicenumber: couldn't find homes
> lp_servicenumber: couldn't find printers
> lp_servicenumber: couldn't find printers
> adding IPC service
> Added interface ip=192.9.200.202 bcast=192.9.200.255
nmask=255.255.255.0
> 02/27/97 11:24:08 loaded services
> Unsupported Samba/iX 0.5 by [log in to unmask] 1/97
> Warning - chroot(/) not done
> 02/27/97 11:24:08 changed root to /
> priming nmbd
> Get_Hostbyname: Unknown host. localhost
> sending a packet of len 1 to (127.0.0.1) on port 137 of type DGRAM
> 02/27/97 11:25:38 Closing idle connection
> Closing connections
> 02/27/97 11:25:39 Server exit  (normal exit)
> Processing section "[guest1]"
> doing parameter comment = serves /tmp (readonly) for guest
> doing parameter path = /tmp
> doing parameter guest ok = yes
> doing parameter write ok = no
> Processing section "[guest2]"
> doing parameter comment = serves /tmp (writable) for guest
> doing parameter path = /tmp
> doing parameter guest ok = yes
> doing parameter write ok = yes
> pm_process() returned Yes
> lp_servicenumber: couldn't find homes
> lp_servicenumber: couldn't find printers
> lp_servicenumber: couldn't find printers
> adding IPC service
> Added interface ip=192.9.200.202 bcast=192.9.200.255
nmask=255.255.255.0
> 02/27/97 11:27:07 loaded services
> Unsupported Samba/iX 0.5 by [log in to unmask] 1/97
> Warning - chroot(/) not done
> 02/27/97 11:27:07 changed root to /
> priming nmbd
> Get_Hostbyname: Unknown host. localhost
> sending a packet of len 1 to (127.0.0.1) on port 137 of type DGRAM
> got message type 0x81 of len 0x48
> 02/27/97 11:28:25 Transaction 0 of length 76
> netbios connect: name1=HP928            name2=HP928
> 02/27/97 11:28:25 init msg_type=0x81 msg_flags=0x0
> write_socket(9,4)
> write_socket(9,4) wrote -1
> Error writing 4 bytes to client. -1. Exiting
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> All the help from everybody is so very much appreciated. And a very
special
> thanks to Lars.
>
> TIA,
> Michael Anderson.