Master browwer issue

Raven Raven at Tribe.OnlineToday.Com
Tue Mar 16 02:57:02 GMT 1999


Oh lord, thanks a gazillion! It worked. :0)

At 04:40 PM 3/15/99 -0800, Jim Watt wrote:
>--On 3/16/99, 8:19 AM +1100 Raven wrote:
>
>} I keep seeing this fight going on in samba-log.nmb, is there a
>} way to make certain the Linux box remains the master browser
>} period?  The Linux box is TRIBE the Win95 box is RAVEN:
>
>I'll take that one! :-)
>
>There's a configuration parameter under "Network/File and Printer
>Sharing for Microsoft Networks/Properties" called "Browse Master".
>Set it to "Disabled".  RAVEN will no longer attempt to become
>the browse master after you make that change.  It's a Good Idea
>to make that change to all Win95 machines that are on the same
>numbered network as your Samba machine.
>
>As you might guess, I just went through a browser war here. :-(
>
>Jim
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Mel

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