Hiding nmb name in browse list

[Ken Noel]

I use it on domain controllers that I don't want users to browse.  The domain 
controllers don't have shares other than the admin shares that I do use.  
There are several thousand user accounts on the domain controllers.

Ken

>===== Original Message From Richard Sharpe <sharpe at ns.aus.com> =====
>At 07:58 PM 3/12/01 -0500, Ken Noel wrote:
>>Just as an added comment.  You can hide a NT system by using the following
>>command net server config /hidden:yes.  I'm not sure of the syntax but thats
>>close.
>>
>>I would think that it would be possible to do it with samba some how.
>
>Well, yes, it is. Just a small matter of coding :-)
>
>Add a parameter 'send announcements = off' and modify nmbd to respect the
>parameter ...
>
>However, what I wonder is, if you are running a Samba server, then why
>switch off its announcements? It is a server, so other systems should see it!
>
>
>>Ken
>>
>>>===== Original Message From Richard Sharpe <sharpe at ns.aus.com> =====
>>>At 01:11 PM 3/12/01 -0800, Greg J. Zartman wrote:
>>>Peter,
>>>
>>>I could be wrong here, but I'm pretty sure the browse list parameter tells
>>>samba if it should keep a list of machines currently online for the
>>>workgroup.  I would leave this at the default setting(yes), otherwise the
>>>workstation may not be to see other machines that are currently online in
>>>the workgroup.
>>>
>>>That is correct.
>>>
>>>I don't think that Samba has a parameter that directly addresses not being
>>>able to see a machine in the browse list.  My best guess would be to play
>>>around with it a little.  Try no shares at all or make a dummy share and
>>>specify it as not browsable.....
>>>
>>>This only prevents anyone from browing a share. Whether or not the machine
>>>is browsable depends on whether or not is sends broadcasts (port 138)
>>>saying that it exists.
>>>
>>>There are no parameters that I am aware of that will prevent this.
>>>
>>>Anyone else???
>>>
>>>Greg
>>>
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>-------
>>>Richard Sharpe, sharpe at ns.aus.com
>>>Samba (Team member, www.samba.org), Ethereal (Team member, 
www.ethereal.com)
>>>Contributing author, SAMS Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours
>>>Author, Special Edition, Using Samba
>>
>>Kenneth Noel
>>Boston College
>>Information Technology
>>Systems Programmer
>>617 552-8511
>>
>>
>
>Regards
>-------
>Richard Sharpe, sharpe at ns.aus.com
>Samba (Team member, www.samba.org), Ethereal (Team member, www.ethereal.com)
>Contributing author, SAMS Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours
>Author, Special Edition, Using Samba

Kenneth Noel
Boston College
Information Technology
Systems Programmer
617 552-8511