Network issues "access denied"

[srik]

hey all,
i have done enough running around looking for a solution, but coudl not find a solution. i must confess, i did look thru a lots and lots of posts, but not all; as the suggested solution seems repeating and working for others but not me.

the main issue is that my xbox cannot see my pc. yep yep. one of those samba issues. i keep getting access denied everytime.

basic info:
1) xbmc 1.1.0
2) xbox and pc connected to router to cable modem. both are able to access internet.
3) firewalls on pc are all shut off.
4) xbox pingable from pc, and also ftp-able.

setup info:
1) changed the workgroup under samba element of xboxmediacenter.xml to my workgroup name 'mshome'.
2) enabled netbios.
3) added bookmarks in myfiles of the following formats
* * (i) smb://ip/sharename/
* * *(ii) smb://username:pwd@ip/sharename/
* * *(iii) smb://username:pwd@pcname/sharename/
* * *(iv) smb://mshome/pcname/sharename/
* * * (v) smb://
all the links failed.

stuff i tried:
1) shut off all firewalls
2) switched off digital encrypt security channel options in local security options
3) enabled the option so that all local access is only thru guest ( tried with other option as well)

still no success. all i get is access denied.

plz help, tia

[mindcrime30]

is your pc windows or linux??

smb is not the same as samba.

i can post a working samba config if that's what you need. otherwise try to map a drive from your pc to your pc (yes, pc to pc) with:

net use * \\pcname\sharename /user:mshome\username password

and see what you get. if it says access denied too, then it's not the xbox's fault.

---linux from here down...
if it really is samba on a linux box, here is my config for the video share:

/etc/samba/samba.conf
[global]
(omitted for posting)
[video]
writeable = yes
valid users = brad,xbox
path = /share/video
write list = brad,xbox

note that the users are samba users and need to be created independently from the normal linux users.

holler if you need more help.

[-Thegn-]

hi,

please check that your xbox is on the same subnet as your pc. for an example. your pc ip is: 192.168.1.x, your xbox need to have an ip in the same range, like 192.168.1.xx. (unless you have made some changes in your router). a wrong ip would be something like 192.168.44.xxx. check the digits after 192.168.


hope this solves your problem.
-thegn-

[mindcrime30]

if he can ping the xbox from the pc, the subnets should not be an issue.

brad

[srik]

thnx folks for your help.

i thoroughly investigated, and just had a colleague stop by and tell me about the secret firewall my company inserts for remote login. damn switched off the secret firewall and boom it works.

its such a pleasure to see that everything works as if some kind of magic happened.

special thanks to mindcrime30. i never used the "net use" now i have something to occupy my mind, that is if i could get time from my xbox. :)

thanks folks. u guys r awesome.