[Samba] Cross-subnet browsing...AGAIN!!!

Doug VanLeuven roamdad at sonic.net
Fri Aug 12 01:52:51 GMT 2005


Robin Bowes wrote:

> If I browse to My Network Places\Microsoft Windows Network\Home on each 
> of the XP machines, here's what I see under Home on each machine:
> 
> Tosh2: Tosh2
>        All shares on Dude under My Network Places
> Batmobile: Batmobile, Dude
> Tosh: Batmobile, Dude
>        Some shares on Dude under My Network Places
>        Some shares on Batmobile under My Network Places
> 
> What I don't understand is:
> 
> 1. Why can't I see Tosh from Batmobile?
> 2. Why can't I see Tosh from Tosh ??!!
> 3. Why can't I see Tosh, Batmobile, or Dude from Tosh2?
> 4. Why can't I see Tosh2 from Tosh, Batmobile, or Dude?
> 
> Name resolution appears to be working (I can ping 
> tosh|tosh2|batmobile|dude from tosh|tosh2|batmobile|dude)
> 
> Am I missing something?

Tosh can't see Tosh because file sharing is turned off on Tosh?
All the XP machines are pointing to 192.168.1.5 for wins?
All the 192.168.1 machines have a route to 192.168.4 ?

Regards, Doug


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