[Samba] Re: WinXP client can't browse list for the domain it joined

[Jason Zhang]

Here is the update for what I found:

On one of the WinXP clients, enter "net view" only shows the Samba 
server "hermes", no other WinXP clients (not even itself):
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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\jason>net view
Server Name            Remark

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\\HERMES               hermes
The command completed successfully.
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However, if use "net view \\pcjason" (pcjason is the NetBios name of the 
XP client itself), I can see the machine itself.
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C:\Documents and Settings\jason>net view \\pcjason
Shared resources at \\pcjason

Jason's PC

Share name  Type   Used as  Comment

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Phaser6200  Print           Phaser 6200DP
SharedDocs  Disk
The command completed successfully.
===================================================================

Thanks,
Jason



Jason Zhang wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I just configured a RH9 with Samba 3.0.2a as the PDC for XP clients
> network. The XP clients can join the domain. When I trying to browse the
> "Microsoft Windows Network" on the client XP machines, I can see all the
> old Workgroups and the list of XP machines in those workgroups, and I
> can see the new domain (ZEUS1) I just created with the PDC's name, which
> is "hermes", under this new domain. However, I could not find those XP
> machines which newly joined to the new domain. If I search those machine
> names, XP can find those machines and browse the share folder of those
> machines. But by just browse the network neighborhood, I could not list
> the machines under the new domain. How do I make the changes so that the
> client XP machines can browse the name list of the domain?
> 
> Below is my smb.conf.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jason
> 
> --------------------------------
> [global]
> 
>    workgroup = ZEUS1
>    netbios name = hermes
>    server string = hermes
>    hosts allow = 192.168.1.119, 192.168.1., 192.168.0.10
> 
>    log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>    max log size = 50
> 
>    security = user
>    encrypt passwords = yes
>    smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>    passdb backend = smbpasswd
> 
>    username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> 
>    local master = yes
>    os level = 33
>    domain master = yes
>    preferred master = yes
>    domain logons = yes
>    logon script = logon.cmd
>    logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
>    logon home = \\homeserver\%U\winprofile
>    wins support = yes
>    dns proxy = no
>    add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 100 -s
> /bin/false -M %u
> 
> [homes]
>    comment = Home Directories
>    browseable = no
>    writable = yes
>    valid users = %S
>    create mode = 0664
>    directory mode = 0775
> 
>  [netlogon]
>    comment = Network Logon Service
>    path = /etc/samba/netlogon
>    readonly = yes
>    write list = ntadmin
> 
> [Profiles]
>     path = /etc/samba/profiles
>     browseable = no
>     guest ok = yes
>     writeable = yes
>     create mask = 0600
>     directory mask = 0700
> 
> [printers]
>    comment = All Printers
>    path = /var/spool/samba
>    printer = raw
>    browseable = yes
>    guest ok = yes
>    writable = no
>    printable = yes
>