[Samba] a "hidden" setting for a samba server

Joel Hammer Joel at HammersHome.com
Thu Aug 22 10:29:01 GMT 2002


Do you not want anyone to know you are on the network?
Joel
On Thu, Aug 22, 2002 at 08:18:15PM +0100, bob.reven at unix1.trinity.ox.ac.uk wrote:
> Quoting "Konkol, Josh" <JKonkol at guidemail.com>:
> > For me, when I set 'local master = no' in the global section of smb.conf the
> > server disappeared from net neigh.  Give it a try and let me know.
> 
> no thats not it. i have already go the following set (this is a 
> stand alone "guest" access share level security file server in a 
> MS windows domain environment.
> 
>    wins support = no
>    domain master = no
>    local master = no
>    preferred master = no
>    os level = 0
> 
> anyone else have any ideas?
> 
> many thanks,
> 
> sincerely,
> 
> bob reven
> 
>  > > -----Original Message-----
>  > > does anyone know how to hide a samba server in SMB terms?
>  > > 
>  > > on an NT machine the command "net config server /hidden:yes"
>  > > will make the machine vanish from the network neighbourhood but
>  > > i cant figure out how to do this for a samba server
>  > > 
>  > > many thanks
>  > > 
>  > > sincerely,
>  > > 
>  > > bob reven
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