Unable to see linux box in network neighborhood
Steve Litt
slitt at troubleshooters.com
Thu Nov 11 02:48:18 GMT 1999
Unless your Win clients are also in workgroup WORKGROUP, I'd expect the
outcome you describe. If the clients have a different workgroup, change the
smb.conf workgroup to the same as their workgroup. If the Samba server must
have a different workgroup, use these 4:
WINS support=yes
local master=yes
preferred master=yes
os level=65
Steve Litt
At 09:23 AM 11/11/1999 +1100, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
> Could someone tell me why I can't see my linux box (nermal)
>in network neighborhood on my NT Workstation or 95/8 machines
>
>
>here is my smb.conf:
>
>#======================= Global Settings
=====================================
>[global]
>
># netbios name = How machine will appear in network neighborhood
>
> netbios name = nermal
>
># workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: REDHAT4
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
>
># server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
> server string = Nermal Samba Server
>
># This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
># connections to machines which are on your local network. The
># following example restricts access to two C class networks and
># the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
># the smb.conf man page
> hosts allow = 192.168.3. 127.
>
># If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
># than setting them up individually then you'll need this
># load printers = yes
>
># you may wish to override the location of the printcap file
>; printcap name = /etc/printcap
>
># on SystemV system setting printcap name to lpstat should allow
># you to automatically obtain a printer list from the SystemV spool
># system
>; printcap name = lpstat
>
># It should not be necessary to specify the print system type unless
># it is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
># bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
>; printing = bsd
>
># Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to
/etc/passwd
># otherwise the user "nobody" is used
>; guest account = pcguest
>
># this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
># that connects
> log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
>
># Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
> max log size = 50
>
># Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
># security_level.txt for details.
> security = user
># Use password server option only with security = server
>; password server = <NT-Server-Name>
>
># You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
># ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
># Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
> encrypt passwords = yes
>
># Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
># on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
># of the machine that is connecting
>; include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m
>
># Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
># See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>
># Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
># If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
># here. See the man page for details.
>; interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
>
># Browser Control Options:
># set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
># browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
> local master = yes
>
># OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
># elections. The default value should be reasonable
>; os level = 33
>
># Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
># allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
># if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
> domain master = no
>
># Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
># and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
> preferred master = yes
>
># Use only if you have an NT server on your network that has been
># configured at install time to be a primary domain controller.
>; domain controller = <NT-Domain-Controller-SMBName>
>
># Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
># Windows95 workstations.
>; domain logons = yes
>
># if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
># per user logon script
># run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
>; logon script = %m.bat
># run a specific logon batch file per username
>; logon script = %U.bat
>
># Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
># %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
># You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
>; logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
>
># Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
># WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
> wins support = no
>
># WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
># Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT
>both
>; wins server = w.x.y.z
>
># WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
># behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
># at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
>; wins proxy = yes
>
># DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
># via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
># this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
> dns proxy = no
>
>#============================ Share Definitions
==============================
>[homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> browseable = no
> writable = yes
>
># Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain
Logons
>; [netlogon]
>; comment = Network Logon Service
>; path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
>; guest ok = yes
>; writable = no
>; share modes = no
>
>
># Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
># the default is to use the user's home directory
>;[Profiles]
>; path = /usr/local/samba/profiles
>; browseable = no
>; guest ok = yes
>
>
># NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
># specifically define each individual printer
>[printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /usr/spool/samba
> browseable = no
># Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
> guest ok = no
> writable = no
> printable = yes
>
># This one is useful for people to share files
>;[tmp]
>; comment = Temporary file space
>; path = /tmp
>; read only = no
>; public = yes
>
># A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
># the "staff" group
>;[public]
>; comment = Public Stuff
>; path = /home/samba
>; public = yes
>; writable = yes
>; printable = no
>; write list = @staff
>
># Other examples.
>#
># A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in fred's
># home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool
>directory,
># wherever it is.
>;[fredsprn]
>; comment = Fred's Printer
>; valid users = fred
>; path = /homes/fred
>; printer = freds_printer
>; public = no
>; writable = no
>; printable = yes
>
># A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
># access to the directory.
>;[fredsdir]
>; comment = Fred's Service
>; path = /usr/somewhere/private
>; valid users = fred
>; public = no
>; writable = yes
>; printable = no
>
># a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
># this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
># also use the %U option to tailor it by user name.
># The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
>;[pchome]
>; comment = PC Directories
>; path = /usr/pc/%m
>; public = no
>; writable = yes
>
># A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all
>files
># created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
># any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
># directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of
course
># be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
>;[public]
>; path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
>; public = yes
>; only guest = yes
>; writable = yes
>; printable = no
>
># The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that two
># users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users. In
>this
># setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have the
># sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
># as many users as required.
>;[myshare]
>; comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
>; path = /usr/somewhere/shared
>; valid users = mary fred
>; public = no
>; writable = yes
>; printable = no
>; create mask = 0765
>
>Any ideas much appreciated...
>
>-Bill
>
>
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