[lubuntu] Help with Win9x, OS/2, DOS, & WfW access to SAMBA

Hello,

Here goes my first post to this group... I am using Lubuntu 17.10 virtualized on VMWare fusion running on my MacBook Pro. I am hoping to use the VM as a networking bridge to all of my old Macs and PC OSs so that they can share text files to the VM and edit existing text files. Good progress has been made on the Mac side with help from the Applefool article referenced in this post. Netatalk 2.1.6 is running and various old Macs (SE/30, IIsi, G4 tower) running OS 6.0.8 to 9.2.2 can connect and share/edit files. Note, the Lubuntu VM and all machines referenced are ethernet connected via my old Hawking Technology Skyhawk wifi router.

I installed SAMBA on the VM with instructions in this article. smbd -V reports Version 4.6.7-Ubuntu. With the smb.conf listed below, here is what works (access the VM, create and edits files):

• The MacBook Pro host can access the Lubuntu VM
• Windows XP works; this is a standalone PC
• The following are all OSs on a multi-OS PC
  
  • Windows NT 3.51 Server works
  • Windows NT 3.51 & 4.0 Workstation work
  • Windows 2000 (not tried yet)
  • Windows NT 4.0 Server (not tried yet)
  • BE OS 5.0 (not tried yet)

Here are the OSs on the multi-OS PC that don't work and some comments...

DOS 6.2.2

• Attempting to net use x: \\Lubuntu-vm\tc fails with "access denied" after entering the correct password
• Note, when I do the lanman login at boot, I am asked if I want to create a password file and I have always said "N"

Window for Workgroups v3.11 (I think this is the correct version)

• Sees \\LUBUNTU-VM when browsing MSHOME
• When attempting to map network drive to \\LUBUNTU-VM\TC
• "Access Denied" after correct password was entered

Windows 95, 98, & ME

• Sees \\LUBUNTU-VM\IPC$ when browsing MSHOME (see Notes below RE printing...)
• When attempting to access \\LUBUNTU-VM\IPC$ "Access denied" after correct password
• When attempting to map network drive to \\LUBUNTU-VM\TC
• "Access Denied" after correct password was entered

OS/2

• Sees \\LUBUNTU-VM it its network viewer thing
• I cannot connect to it from an OS/2 command prompt with "net use"
• I don't recall if it was Access Denied or if the machine could not be found
• I have not tried this OS again after adding "lm announce = yes" which was a tidbit found on the interweb

Notes:

• DOS, WfW, Win9x, OS/2 all can successfully network and connect to the XP PC
• MSHOME is the workgroup on all of the OSs
• TC is both a user on the Lubuntu VM and has a SAMBA user
• All OSs use TC as the user on the machine
• I don't care about printing from these old OSs so the print-related entries have been removed
• Security is not a concern as this is a closed home network

I have been Googling and poking through current and old Samba manual pages and below is my smb.conf
I have seen references to hacking the Win9x registry for plain text passwords but that won't help the DOS side of the equation. THere was also some reference to setting "password level = 8" but I could not find details on this.
I'd greatly appreciate any input on getting the above OSs on the multi-boot PC working.

THx!!