[Samba] can't browse server by name

Bradley W. Langhorst brad at langhorst.com
Wed Aug 21 13:27:00 GMT 2002


did you tell your clients to use the samba wins server?
you have to configure their tcpip stacks with the samba machine's ip
address for wins to work

you may also want to add
        preferred master = True
        domain master = True
brad


On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 16:48, Raymond Norton wrote:
> I have been working most of the afternoon on this, but cannot figure out
> why workstations can only see my samba server via IP. Is there more I need
> to add, so it can be browsed by name?
> 
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> 
> [global]
>         logon script = scripts\%U.bat
>         add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d
>         share modes = no
>         domain admin group = @adm
>         domain logons = yes
>         encrypt passwords = yes
>         status = yes
>         workgroup = Test
>         netbios name = POGO
>         guest account = ftp
>         username map = /etc/samba/user.map
>         wins support = true
>         os level = 65
> 
>         [homes]
>         guest ok = no
>         read only = no
>         create mask = 0700
> -- 
> Raymond Norton
> Little Crow Telemedia Network
> 320-234-0270
> 
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