RE: smb.conf

["Eduardo Rohr" <hanus@gmx.net>]

Have you tried with a Wins Server??

> hi folks,
> i have a NT machine and a linux(samba) server connected via ethernet.
> 1) i read the smb howto, but it seems that in my case i need a [public]
> section for the linux-shares to be seen on my NT-client. if i specify a
> [global], [printers] and [homes] section the way described in the
smb.howto, i
> don't see anything on the NT client's explorer. only if i specify a
[public]
> section and restart smbd, the rest of my shares can be seen on the client.
> why?
>
> 2) i cannot see my linux-machine in the network environment of NT,
although
> both machines have the same subnet mask and live in the same workgroup (at
> least i specified "workgroup = Workgroup" in [global] of smb.conf and
> "Workgroup" in the NT's Network setup. But if i search for the linux
computer
> using it's IP-adress, the NT client finds him and i can browse the shares
> defined in smb.conf. But i also want to see him in the explorer's
> network-environment ;(((. Please help.