Sorry, can't help with Problem #1, I'm a bit of a linux newbie. However, problem #2 is something I come across all the time at work. By default, the 98 SMB redirector doesn't allow the use of unencrypted passwords - you have to put a new entry in the registry to allow this. Navigate through the tree to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP then select "New" from the "Edit" menu, and click on "DWORD". Give the new value the name "EnablePlainTextPassword" and give it a value of "1". If there's no "DWORD" option on your "Edit|New" menu, there's something wrong with your 98 installation... BTW, this applies to NT as well, post service pack 3... -- David Rhodes - IT Systems Administrator Oxford Molecular Ltd., Oxford Science Park, Oxford OX4 4GA Tel. +44 (0) 1865 784600; Fax +44 (0) 1865 784601 Oxford Molecular - a subsidiary of Pharmacopeia, Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Kern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 19 September 2000 18:42 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Networking difficulties... > > > TWIMC: > > Problem #1... > I have set up a LAN that will use a modem connection to the > internet. When Samba is down, the modem > connection via 'kppp' works fine, but when Samba is up, the modem > connection returns the following whenever > ne tries to connect to the net via 'kppp'. > > Sep 15 22:28:48 <my_local_host> pppd[10000]: By default the > remote system is required to authenticate itself > Sep 15 22:28:48 <my_local_host> pppd[10000]: (because this system > has a default route to the internet) > Sep 15 22:28:48 <my_local_host> pppd[10000]: but I couldn't find > any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do so. > Sep 15 22:28:48 <my_local_host> pppd[10000]: (None of the > available passwords would let it use an IP address.) > > I realize what is the problem, but I can find no detailed > instructions on how to rectify it. The HOWTO indicates that > a script-based authentication is required, but I couldn't locate > any thorough instructions on how to set this up. If the > machine is connected to the internet before Samba is started, the > machines on the LAN can access the net. > > Problem #2... > In the Samba HOWTO, there is a segment of instructions which > makes reference to networking with a Windows > machine using encrypted passwords. The instructions are as > follows: > > Windows 95/98 ============= > > Using the registry editor (regedit), create the registry > setting > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP > Add a > new DWORD value: Value Name: EnablePlainTextPassword Data: > 0x01. > > Within the registry, I could not find anything regarding a > "DWORD" or "DWORD value" - there are "New" > values: Key, String, Numeric, Binary, Expanded String, Multi > String. Performing a search throughout the > registry for "dword" yields a "DATA" value = "dword" within the > "Branch" setting: > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Net > trans\0003\Ndi\Params\Network_ID > > with "Name" value = "Type". > > Any ideas??? > > Kern. > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
