[Samba] Samba and Network Neighborhood

[Thomas Spuhler]

I have no guest account in samba. I have one on the Linux system.

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2004/02/01 21:26:10

# Global parameters
[global]
        workgroup = SPUHLER
        netbios name = AARGAU
        server string = aargau %v
        interfaces = eth1
        bind interfaces only = Yes
        encrypt passwords = Yes
        map to guest = Bad User
        unix password sync = Yes
        log level = 1
        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
        max log size = 50
        time server = Yes
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        printcap name = cups
        logon script = %U.bat
        domain logons = Yes
        os level = 65
        preferred master = Yes
        domain master = Yes
        dns proxy = No
        wins support = Yes
        printer admin = @adm
        hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.
        printing = cups



On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 18:28, Lionel Laratte wrote:
> Interesting...I will try that.  How is yours set up?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thomas Spuhler [mailto:thomas at btspuhler.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 8:15 PM
> To: myth47 at comcast.net
> Subject: RE: [Samba] Samba and Network Neighborhood
> 
> 
> I think if you turn on browsable for one of your other account, you
> wouldn't need a guest acount and you can still see the box in network
> neighborhood.
>  
> Tom
> 
> 
> On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 13:36, Lionel Laratte wrote:
> > Yes, it is on for my guest account.  I'll send my smb.conf to you 
> > later if you wish.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Thomas Spuhler [mailto:thomas at btspuhler.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:31 PM
> > To: myth47 at comcast.net
> > Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> > Subject: RE: [Samba] Samba and Network Neighborhood
> > 
> > 
> > Hmmmm, I don't have a guest account, but I have browsable turned on 
> > for some accounts. You may turned it on for your guest account? Tom
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 02:14, Lionel Laratte wrote:
> > > Thanks for the reply.  Actually, I just read something about how the
> > > Samba server, browseable or not, will not show up in Network 
> > > Neighborhood unless you have a "guest" account in the smbpasswd 
> > > database.  So I added one and, sure enough, everything showed up. 
> > > Thanks for the help anyway.
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Thomas Spuhler [mailto:thomas at btspuhler.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 9:37 PM
> > > To: myth47 at comcast.net
> > > Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> > > Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba and Network Neighborhood
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Can you please explain a little.
> > > What are you looking for in the network neighborhood? Windows boxes 
> > > or
> > 
> > > samba shares? If you want to see samba shares you need to make them
> > > browseable.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Tom
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 2004-01-30 at 04:12, Lionel Laratte wrote:
> > > > Hi All,
> > > > 
> > > > I turned my Debian box into a file server on my home network.  
> > > > What happened is now no boxen except the localhost shows up in 
> > > > Network Neighborhood on the Windows boxen.  All shares work fine 
> > > > and if I search for the Linux server, I find it.  Has anyone ever 
> > > > run into
> > this
> > > 
> > > > and resolved it?  Three days of Googling have left me with the 
> > > > same problem and a headache.  Thanks.
-- 

Best Regards

Thomas Spuhler

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