[Samba] netbios aliases ?

[ip.guy]

wow, not a single taker on this one !!!



> hi all
> 
> I have a samba server acting as a domain member server providing 
> file/print services to our SME
> 
> As i want to provide users with a list of available printers for 
> installation, i need to give them a win32 shortcut to "\\samba-server\" 
> so they can see the available printers and install as required BUT... 
> doing so will also show them all of the available shares... not a major 
> issue but would rather just list the printers (i am using "browseable = 
> no" to hide all shares) but am now running into another problem.
> 
> I'm using a web interface to smbclient to allow staff to access the file 
> server from home.
> 
> Making all shares inviable effectively makes the use of the web 
> smbclient pointless
> 
> Is it possible to use a netbiios alias and force the printers to list 
> under the alias ?
> 
> Any other suggestion welcome
> 
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