[Samba] My Network Places not finding Samba server

[Eric Hines]

You might try adding it to your XP's hosts file, 
also.  This is located in the same place as your 
lmhosts file; it has slightly different 
uses.  Also, you might ensure that this other 
NetBIOS name and IP address are listed in your 
Linux box's hosts file.  A lot of things in your 
network get gutsed up when your Linux box comes 
up, and it gets its initial data from, among other places, its hosts file.

Eric Hines

At 02/21/06 22:11, Frederick C. Damen wrote:
>I changed the smb.conf to have a different 
>NetBios Name then the workgroup 'DAMEN'.
>There does not appear to any change from the XP 'My Network Places'
>Although the nmbd.log indicates that the name DAMEN<00> is not found.
>[2006/02/21 21:24:14, 1] 
>nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_node_status_request(328)
>  process_node_status_request: status request 
> for name DAMEN<00> from IP 192.168.0.1 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET -
>name not found.
>[2006/02/21 21:24:16, 1] 
>nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_node_status_request(328)
>  process_node_status_request: status request 
> for name DAMEN<00> from IP 192.168.0.1 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET -
>name not found.
>
>Although  'nmblookup DAMEN' finds the name when 
>executed on the linux box upon which smbd/nmbd is running.
>querying DAMEN on 192.168.255.255
>192.168.0.1 DAMEN<00>
>
>This appear to (not)work the same with or 
>without DAMEN listed in the lmhosts file.
>Do I need to list the workgroup name somewhere else also?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Fred
>
>
>Frederick C. Damen wrote:
>
>>Thanks. I removed the entry for DAMEN from lmhosts and restart smb/nmb and
>>no change that I can see.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Fred
>>
>>Kristaps Rāts wrote:
>>
>>>Having the machine name equal to the workgroup name is a no-no, as far
>>>as I know.
>>>
>>>On O , 2006-02-21 at 08:15 -0600, Frederick C. Damen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I assume I am doing(or not) something extremely simple that is causing
>>>>my XP boxes to not see my linux(FC4) Samba 
>>>>server in the 'My Network Places'.
>>>>
>>>>I can access the shares by 'Map Network Drive' and using the IP
>>>>address(192.168.0.1).
>>>>I have set the workgroup name 'DAMEN' in the lmhosts file.
>>>>192.168.0.1 DAMEN
>>>>
>>>>I have set the workgroup in the smb.conf file.
>>>>        workgroup = damen
>>>>        netbios name = damen
>>>>I have configured the Samba server to be the Domain Master Browser
>>>>        os level = 35
>>>>   domain master = yes
>>>>        preferred master = yes
>>>>   wins support = yes
>>>>I have configured the [global] to be browseable.
>>>>        browseable = yes
>>>>        public = yes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I have set the XP box to be on a home network(not bussiness network) and
>>>>workgroup to DAMEN.
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Fred
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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