If that doesn't work, make sure your Windows machine has the same workgroup name defined. Also, you might have to enable WINS support on both the client and the server. Sometimes other protocols like IPX interfere. Make sure you have unused protocols removed.
<quote who="Edward Dekkers"> > Scarletdown wrote: > >> On 15 Jun 2003 at 13:03, Roger Harrington wrote: >> >> >>>You don't have a period between the 1 and 127 in your hosts.allow line >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scarletdown >>>Sent: Sunday, 15 June 2003 11:14 >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: Samba Setup Problems - smb.conf Posted For Reference >>> >>> >>>Can anyone tell me what I might be doing wrong here? >>> >>>I'm trying to get a Linux box set up with Samba so I can share >>>files with a pair of Win-98 systems and my FreeSCO router. >>> >>>Problem is, this system is not showing up in Network >>>Neighborhood, only the 2 98 boxes and the router. >>> >>>If it helps any, here is what the smb.conf file looks like: >>> >>>[global] >>> >>> workgroup = BUSHYTAIL >>> guest account = nobody >>> keep alive = 30 >>> os level = 2 >>> server string = RedHat Linux 5.2 Test System - Build-0003 >>> hosts allow = 192.168.1 127. >> >> >> >> Thanks. I don't know how I managed to miss that little typo. After >> adding the dot, I >> am now able to at least find Moltres by going to Windows Explorer and >> selecting >> Tools-Find-Computer; and I was able to map public and transfers as >> network drives. >> However, he still isn't showing up in Network Neighborhood. It's been >> nearly an >> hour since I accomplished this, and he still isn't showing up in NN. >> Would rebooting >> both 98 machines help, perhaps? > > Possibly, you could also tell samba to be the master browser for the > workgroup. That might help. > > P.S. Is it really a RH Linux 5.2 System? Why so old? > > Regards, > Ed. > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
