RE: samba

[Benoit Joly <jolb01@gel.usherb.ca>]

the problem is with option workgroup, u have to put the same in both box to
have your linux box appear in network neighborhood of your win95 box.

it's somewhere in the network config panel.


Benoit Joly
jolb01@gel.usherb.ca

On 23-May-98 Greg Norris wrote:
> Hi everyone!  I've got a bo system running samba (1.9.18p7-3), and am
> trying to share a directory with a win95 box.  The actual share seems to be
> working ok (win95 can connect to it, view files, etc.), but there's still
> something that's confusing me... the linux machine refuses to show itself
> under "network neighborhood" on win95.  I'd really prefer that it appear
> there so that it's public shares are visible, and I don't seem to be able
> to figure out why it's not.  My /etc/smb.conf follows:
> 
> ----------
> [global]
>    workgroup = snoozer
>    printing = bsd
>    printcap name = /etc/printcap
>    load printers = yes
>    guest account = nobody
>    invalid users = root
>    security = share
>    socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
>    encrypt passwords = yes
>    wins support = yes
>    os level = 65
>    domain master = no
>    local master = yes
>    preferred master = yes
> 
> [shared]
>    comment = Shared Drive
>    path = /shared
>    public = yes
>    browseable = yes
>    read only = yes
>    create mask = 0700
>    directory mask = 0700
> ----------
> 
> Any ideas?  Thanx!
> 
> 
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Date: 23-May-98
Time: 04:27:55

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