the problem is with option workgroup, u have to put the same in both box to have your linux box appear in network neighborhood of your win95 box.
it's somewhere in the network config panel. Benoit Joly [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 23-May-98 Greg Norris wrote: > Hi everyone! I've got a bo system running samba (1.9.18p7-3), and am > trying to share a directory with a win95 box. The actual share seems to be > working ok (win95 can connect to it, view files, etc.), but there's still > something that's confusing me... the linux machine refuses to show itself > under "network neighborhood" on win95. I'd really prefer that it appear > there so that it's public shares are visible, and I don't seem to be able > to figure out why it's not. My /etc/smb.conf follows: > > ---------- > [global] > workgroup = snoozer > printing = bsd > printcap name = /etc/printcap > load printers = yes > guest account = nobody > invalid users = root > security = share > socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY > encrypt passwords = yes > wins support = yes > os level = 65 > domain master = no > local master = yes > preferred master = yes > > [shared] > comment = Shared Drive > path = /shared > public = yes > browseable = yes > read only = yes > create mask = 0700 > directory mask = 0700 > ---------- > > Any ideas? Thanx! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Benoit Joly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 23-May-98 Time: 04:27:55 This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
