[Samba] Need Help Getting Windows XP To Use Samba Properly

[Hodges, Robert CTR USAF AFMC 520 SMXS/MXDEC]

Chris,

Good suggestion, I tried it.

The registry change and enabling the browser service produced the same results as before, same error ("The specified network name is no longer available.").

However, it did allow Windows XP to force itself to use the Samba server as the master browser without having to disable the Computer Browser service, which is what I had been doing.  So that was nice.

Any other suggestions?

Bob




-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Smith [mailto:smb_77 at chrissmith.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 9:31 AM
To: Hodges, Robert CTR USAF AFMC 520 SMXS/MXDEC
Cc: Brian McGrew; samba at lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [Samba] Need Help Getting Windows XP To Use Samba Properly

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Hodges, Robert CTR USAF AFMC 520
SMXS/MXDEC <robert.hodges.ctr at hill.af.mil> wrote:
> If the Computer Browser service is enabled in XP, XP will elect itself as the master browser because it doesn't acknowledge the Samba box's server broadcasts.

I think you need the Browser service enabled. Try some registry tweaks
and reboot:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Browser\Parameters\ -
IsDomainMaster FALSE
MaintainServerList Disabled

Chris