maybe this could help too...
You also need to synchronize the workgroup name on your NT box (right
click nitwit neighborhood, properties, identification I think)
with what you
put in your smb.conf file.
>From: Chris Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: 'SoNiC' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: Samba problem
>Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 15:50:14 -0400
>
>SoNiC,
> does your computer appear in the entirenetwork/workgroup listing?
>there could be a few causes for this, one of them is an NT Server on the
>network acting as browse master(controlling what can be browsed through
>network neighborhood)
>Also try working with the lmhosts file
>add each computer in there in this form
>IP hostname
>ex.
>192.168.0.1 Server
>192.168.0.2 crap
>etc..
>if this doesn't work,
>I'm pretty good with samba Send me a copy of your smb.conf and I'll take a
>look at it
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: SoNiC [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 9:36 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Samba problem
> >
> > Greetings all,
> >
> > I use a LAN here and needless to say everyone else runs windows :)
> > I'm
> > interested in sharing my files with others over the network. I have
>setup
> > a
> > samba server reading the incomprhensible documentation :) and believe it
> > or not
> > actually got it working. My friends can access my files! My problem is
> > this:
> > they cannot actually see my computer in network neighbourhood, they
> > actually
> > have to type my computer name at the top up to get access to it. I have
> > checked that my workgroup is correct. Anyone got any ideas on how to
>make
> > my
> > computer appear? My thanks in advance again.
> >
> > And thanks to those who told me how to auto startup programs.
> >
> > Cheers
> > SoNiC
>
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