Hiding nmb name in browse list

[Greg J. Zartman]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Noel" <noelk at bc.edu>
To: "Greg J. Zartman" <greg at kwikfind.com>; "Ken Noel" <noelk at bc.edu>; "Peter
Davis" <peter at speaklink.com>; "Richard Sharpe" <sharpe at ns.aus.com>
Cc: "samba-ntdom" <samba-ntdom at us5.samba.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 5:52 AM
Subject: RE: Hiding nmb name in browse list


> 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.

I don't think this is your typical size network.   I'd bet that a majority
of the people who frequent this newsgroup have less than a thousand cleints
on a network.  Additionally, most rely on the domain controller machine for
more than just being a domain controller (e.g. mail server, print server,
storage, ..., etc.)

>
> 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
>
>
>
>