Win98 and Samba

[Harry Nicholls]

Having been asked to summarize how I got Network Neighborhood cross subnet
browsing working, here is what I did:

On both NCR3445 UNIX PC's, (Live Server and Backup Server), added user name
"nobody" to /etc/passwd file.  Password was locked so it cannot be used as
regular login.

Copied smb.conf to smb.conf.default and editted smb.conf as follows:
All lines below the #====Share Definitions===  are commented or
semi-coloned.
workgroup = woodtrk
server string = Samba Server NCR3445
hosts allow = 198.135.107.32/255.255.255.224,
198.135.107.96/255.255.255.224, 198.135.107.160/255.255.255.224, localhost
log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
security = user
include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m

On Live Server:
local master = yes
os level = 65
domain master = yes
preferred master = yes
wins server = 198.135.107.120
dns proxy = no

On Backup Server:
local master = no
os level = 65
domain master = yes
preferred master = yes
wins support = yes
dns proxy = no

In /usr/local/samba/lib directory, a file smb.conf.(netbios name) for each
workgroup PC was created.  All lines above the #====Share Definitions===
were deleted.  Each PC's smb.conf file contains some or all of the printer
or shared folder definitions.

On each PC in the workgroup, locally and on remote subnets, all Windows95
and Windows98 registries were ediited to add the EnablePlainTextPassword
dword.
All Network Neighborhood properties were editted to remove NETBEIU, if
present, and the TCP/IP WINS was enabled to point to 198.135.107.120.
All File and Printer sharing properties to set to disabled for Browse
master, except for:  on the local subnet, one PC was left to be automatic.
On the remote subnets, the PC most likely to be turned on first each day and
left on was set to be "enabled" and one other PC was left as "automatic".

Seems to working for browsing locally and to the remote subnets, which are
connected by routers and ISDN phone lines.

Harry Nicholls
harry1 at idirect.com