Hi freebsd-questions On Sun, 17 Apr 2005, Glen Smith wrote:
> Hi Ahost > > On Sun, 17 Apr 2005, Ahost Isco wrote: > > > Hello: > > > > Could someone tell me the steps necessary to connect freeBSD as a guest to > > a Microsoft Windows peer-to-peer network that is running without a domain? > > Windows has a network connectivity that doesn't require a domain > > controller, DNS, or any of the normal network stuff. It uses a workgroup, > > and an 'announce' to the group. All computers in the group see all the > > other computers in the group. Computers can be added to the network by > > simply attaching and powering on, and removed by simply disconnecting. It > > is used practically exclusively for home networks behind a firewall, with > > IP addresses that are not shared with the WAN. > > > > I would like to connect my freeBSD computer to such a network TEMPORARILY, > > so I don't want to change their existing network configuration. The network > > setting I'm wanting to connect to uses a TCP/IP protocol. Such networks are > > limited in what they can do, but I don't want my freeBSD computer to end up > > being a controller in such an environment. I seem to be having some > > difficulty in setting this up. > > > > Samba is already installed. Can someone provide me with a command sequence > > that would allow the connection to such a network as a guest, with the > > ability to view the shared files / folders on this network? > > Check out the security directive in your smb.conf. "security = user" > will set up a workgroup. I told you wrong.I was thinking one thing and wrote another. It's "security = share" for a workgroup. Set the security directive and then set make sure to also set "netbios name = mabox" and "workgroup = winderzworkgroup". That should be all you need to browse another workgroup I would think. Sincerely, Glen Smith -- IT/Network Administrator Smith's PC Repair & Consulting http://www.spcrepair.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
