Unable to browse Linux shares from windows.

[Simon Allenby]

Keith,

>Hi Ingo.
>Domain master is set only on my domain manster, on all other boxes is
>no. Wins support makes one box wins server, on all other boxes is
>commented out.

Two things: It's correct that the entry is commented out on the other
machines, but can you clarify that these other machines have "wins server =
x.x.x.x" pointing to the first one? Secondly, have you tried setting an "OS
level" in the WINS server, to ensure it beats Windows machines in the
election? Try doing a "nmblookup -M -" on one of your linux boxes, and make
sure the WINS server is showing as the master.

>I cannot see howto set netbios name in smb.conf
>I am going to be using dns for wins resolution, so setting netbios name
>is moot, no? Also, is not setting net bios name a preparation for a
>network security issue?
>Thanks for the response?


To set a netbios name it's simply "netbios name = fred", and assuming this
means you haven't set it, I think that's your problem. If you're using WINS,
machines need netbios names.

Hope this helps,

Simon

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