vmware, host-only network can't browse??

[John Salmon]

Server:  Linux 2.2.10
	 samba-2.0.5a-1 (rpm)

Client:  Win98 inside vmware1.0.2 using hostonly networking.

Problem:  'Unable to browse the network'

I have worked my way through the tests in DIAGNOSIS.txt, and all
tests pass.  If I run Test 9 "net use x: \\BIGSERVER\TMP" from a MS-DOS
prompt, then I can see my linux /tmp directory in x:.  

BUT if I just log in to Windows normally, the Network Neighborhood has
no entries and clicking on 'Entire Network' brings up an 'Unable to
browse the network' error.

I am a complete newbie to Windows, and even more so to Windows networking.
Any help would be appreciated.  I suspect that I've got some naming
convention wrong, but I've tried a lot of combinations (with a reboot
of the virtual machine between each one), and nothing seems to work.

Any help would be appreciated.  Here's my complete(?) configuration:

W98 Configuration:
Network->Identification->w98
Network->Workgroup->river172
Network->Computer Description->VMware Windows98

Client for Microsoft Network Properties:
Windows NT domain: river172
Network logon options: Quick logon

Logged in as user 'nobody' with password corresponding to /etc/passwd
on linux server.

On the linux side:
[jsalmon at gw /tmp]$ cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1	localhost	localhost.localdomain
216.103.57.238	adsl-216-103-57-238.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net gw.thesalmons.org ns1.hotpoker.com
10.0.0.1	river.fishnet		river
10.0.0.2	chum.fishnet		chum
10.0.0.3	ulua.fishnet		ulua
# vmnet
172.16.138.1    river172.vmnet	river.vmnet river172
172.16.138.2	w98.vmnet	w98

[jsalmon at gw /tmp]$ testparm
Load smb config files from /etc/smb.conf
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[tmp]"
Processing section "[epson]"
Loaded services file OK.
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

# Global parameters
[global]
	workgroup = RIVER172
	netbios name = 
	netbios aliases = 
	server string = Samba Server
	interfaces = 172.16.138.0/24 127.0.0.1
	bind interfaces only = No
	security = USER
	encrypt passwords = No
	update encrypted = No
	allow trusted domains = Yes
	hosts equiv = 
	min passwd length = 5
	map to guest = Never
	null passwords = No
	password server = 
	smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
	root directory = /
	passwd program = /bin/passwd
	passwd chat = *old*password* %o\n *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*
	passwd chat debug = No
	username map = 
	password level = 0
	username level = 0
	unix password sync = No
	restrict anonymous = No
	use rhosts = No
	log level = 2
	syslog = 1
	syslog only = No
	log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
	max log size = 50
	timestamp logs = Yes
	protocol = NT1
	read bmpx = No
	read raw = Yes
	write raw = Yes
	nt smb support = Yes
	nt pipe support = Yes
	nt acl support = Yes
	announce version = 4.2
	announce as = NT
	max mux = 50
	max xmit = 65535
	name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
	max packet = 65535
	max ttl = 259200
	max wins ttl = 518400
	min wins ttl = 21600
	time server = No
	change notify timeout = 60
	deadtime = 0
	getwd cache = Yes
	keepalive = 300
	lpq cache time = 10
	max disk size = 0
	max open files = 10000
	read prediction = No
	read size = 16384
	shared mem size = 1048576
	socket options = TCP_NODELAY
	stat cache size = 50
	load printers = Yes
	printcap name = /etc/printcap
	printer driver file = /etc/printers.def
	strip dot = No
	character set = 
	mangled stack = 50
	coding system = 
	client code page = 850
	stat cache = Yes
	domain groups = 
	domain admin group = 
	domain guest group = 
	domain admin users = 
	domain guest users = 
	machine password timeout = 604800
	add user script = 
	delete user script = 
	logon script = 
	logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
	logon drive = 
	logon home = \\%N\%U
	domain logons = No
	os level = 0
	lm announce = Auto
	lm interval = 60
	preferred master = No
	local master = Yes
	domain master = Yes
	browse list = Yes
	dns proxy = No
	wins proxy = No
	wins server = 
	wins support = Yes
	kernel oplocks = Yes
	ole locking compatibility = Yes
	oplock break wait time = 10
	smbrun = /usr/bin/smbrun
	config file = 
	preload = 
	lock dir = /var/lock/samba
	default service = 
	message command = 
	dfree command = 
	valid chars = 
	remote announce = 
	remote browse sync = 
	socket address = 0.0.0.0
	homedir map = 
	time offset = 0
	unix realname = No
	NIS homedir = No
	panic action = 
	comment = 
	path = 
	alternate permissions = No
	revalidate = No
	username = 
	guest account = nobody
	invalid users = 
	valid users = 
	admin users = 
	read list = 
	write list = 
	force user = 
	force group = 
	read only = Yes
	create mask = 0744
	force create mode = 00
	security mask = 037777777777
	force security mode = 037777777777
	directory mask = 0755
	force directory mode = 00
	directory security mask = 037777777777
	force directory security mode = 037777777777
	guest only = No
	guest ok = No
	only user = No
	hosts allow = 172.16.138. 127.
	hosts deny = 
	status = Yes
	max connections = 0
	min print space = 0
	strict sync = No
	sync always = No
	print ok = No
	postscript = No
	printing = bsd
	print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
	lpq command = lpq -P%p
	lprm command = lprm -P%p %j
	lppause command = 
	lpresume command = 
	queuepause command = 
	queueresume command = 
	printer name = 
	printer driver = NULL
	printer driver location = 
	default case = lower
	case sensitive = No
	preserve case = Yes
	short preserve case = Yes
	mangle case = No
	mangling char = ~
	hide dot files = Yes
	delete veto files = No
	veto files = 
	hide files = 
	veto oplock files = 
	map system = No
	map hidden = No
	map archive = Yes
	mangled names = Yes
	mangled map = 
	browseable = Yes
	blocking locks = Yes
	fake oplocks = No
	locking = Yes
	mangle locks = Yes
	oplocks = Yes
	level2 oplocks = No
	oplock contention limit = 2
	strict locking = No
	share modes = Yes
	copy = 
	include = 
	exec = 
	postexec = 
	root preexec = 
	root postexec = 
	available = Yes
	volume = 
	fstype = NTFS
	set directory = No
	wide links = Yes
	follow symlinks = Yes
	dont descend = 
	magic script = 
	magic output = 
	delete readonly = No
	dos filetimes = No
	dos filetime resolution = No
	fake directory create times = No

[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/spool/samba
	print ok = Yes
	browseable = No

[tmp]
	comment = Temporary file space
	path = /tmp
	read only = No
	guest ok = Yes

[epson]
	path = /var/spool/lpd/lp
	read only = No
	guest ok = Yes
	print ok = Yes
	print command = lpr -r -h -P %p %s
	printer name = lp