AW: [Samba] My Network Places not finding Samba server

[Torsten Geile]

 Hi,

> I assume I am doing(or not) something extremely simple that 
> is causing my
> XP boxes to not see my linux(FC4) Samba server in the 'My 
> Network Places'.
> 
> I can access the shares by 'Map Network Drive' and using the IP 
> address(192.168.0.1).
> I have set the workgroup name 'DAMEN' in the lmhosts file.
> 192.168.0.1 DAMEN
> 
> I have set the workgroup in the smb.conf file.
>         workgroup = damen
>         netbios name = damen
> I have configured the Samba server to be the Domain Master Browser
>         os level = 35
>    domain master = yes
>         preferred master = yes
>    wins support = yes

your samba ist acting as a wins server, so tell your xp boxes to use it.
that should help.


greetings

torsten