Cannot access network (NT, 95. Linux) resources from NT

[Umar Murtaza]

Hi,

> 
> On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Umar Murtaza wrote:
> 
> > Windows 95 Workstations:
> > 	Running on DHCP (Linux Server has dhcp configured)
> > They have a valid IP address, gateway IP address, Subnet Mask, but 
> > no Primary WINS Server (whereas it should show NT Server as Primary 
> > WINS Server, its there in smb.conf file of Linux server). This is the 
> > output of "winipcfg" command of windows 95.
> 
> You may need to configure the DHCP server to inform the Win95 machines as
> to what their WINS server address is. One of the "vendor tags" is set
> aside for specifying the WINS server address - if you can't find out what
> it is any other way, look up the DHCP RFCs for the number.
> 
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Thanks alot, it has worked, i have added a line in dhcp.conf file :

option netbios-name-servers 208.222.17.11;

and now windows95 workstations have Primary WINS server as 
208.222.17.11 in its "winipcfg" commands output.

More than half of the problem is solved now i can use the network 
shared resources of windows95 workstation from the NTServer plus i 
can view them from NTServer's "Network Neighbourhood". But Windows95 
workstations cannot see NTServer in their "Network Neighbourhood" , 
it can map NTServer's shared folders if i give directly them path. 

I mean to say, for example maping a share "myshare" of NTServer onto 
a windows95 workstation i can give directly the full path 
"\\ntserver\myshare", by this i can map the share or even i can run 
an exe file by giving "\\ntserver\myshare\exe-file.exe" at the run 
option of windows95.

On finding a computer name NTServer from their find computer option 
of windows95 it shows a computer named NTServer but with Location 
"MyWorkgroupName". From here if i double click at NTServer it shows 
me all the shared folders/printers of NTServer plus now i can map 
these shares.


Part of my smb.conf file at Linux Server is:
--------------------------------------------------------
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[global]
    workgroup = MyWorkgroupName

    comment = Linux Samba Server
    interfaces = 192.168.5.1/24 
     wins server = 208.222.17.11
     dns proxy = no

; browsing
        domain master = yes
        local master = yes
        preferred master = yes
        os level = 65
        remote announce = 208.222.17.11/MyWorkgroupName
;        remote browse sync = 208.222.17.11

;	encrypt passwords = yes
 debug level = 2
  hosts allow = InternetIPAddress 192.168.5. 208.222.17.11  localhost 
  read prediction = yes time server = True
=================================================


Part of my dhcp.conf file at Linux Server is:
---------------------------------------------------------

===============================================
server-identifier 192.168.5.1;

option domain-name "MyDomainName";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.5.1;
option routers 192.168.5.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option broadcast-address 192.168.5.255;
option netbios-name-servers 208.222.17.11;
#option time-servers 192.168.5.1;
default-lease-time 604800;
max-lease-time 604800;

===============================================


Please can you suggest me where i am wrong.

In short the problem left is:

I cannot see NTServer in "Network Neighbourhood" of windows95 
workstations. Plus NTServer itself is also not visible in its own 
"Network Neighbourhood".

Resources are shared by all of them (INDIRECTLY for windows95 and 
directly by NTServer), they are pinging to each other, tracert is 
also correct.

Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.