Unable to browse Linux shares from windows.

[Keith Mastin]

On Tue, 8 May 2001, Ingo Kappler wrote:

>Am Dienstag,  8. Mai 2001 18:00 schrieben Sie:
>> Hello,
>> - I have a small network with 3 linux machines and 3 M$ boxes. I am
>> suddenly unable to see the linux machines in Network Neighborhood
>
>I think you mean the samba linux machines.
Yes
>
>> although I am able to access the printers, both of which are connected
>> to a workstation.
>> - Pinging between all the machines, bidirectionally, is possible.
>> - I had smb server setup on 2 of the machines, but turned off
>> smbd/nmbd on one of them, thinking this might be the cause of the
>> problem.
>> - Samba configuration is vanilla, except that all the shares are
>> browsable and guest has access to the printers and a shared directory on
>> the server machine.
>> - Any help or pointers are appreciated
>> TIA
>
>What is with:
>domain master = Yes
>wins support = Yes
>maybe you give a netbios name ?
>
Hi Ingo.
Domain master is set only on my domain manster, on all other boxes is
no. Wins support makes one box wins server, on all other boxes is
commented out.
I cannot see howto set netbios name in smb.conf
I am going to be using dns for wins resolution, so setting netbios name
is moot, no? Also, is not setting net bios name a preparation for a
network security issue?
Thanks for the response?

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