if you can access shares using ipaddress thats all you need.
but i recall that you wanted to see the network in network neighbourhood.
this is in windows circles called browsing, browsing is broadcast based,
it works a bit like this (simplified and from memory so dont quote !)
every host announces its self about every few mins with a broadcast, the
broadcast contains the machines name and a list of shares,and and index as
to
OS type,and a query as to the masterbrowsers name (MB ) if it exists the
the
MB responds, adds the host and it details to the browse list it maintains,
this list is sent to backup browsers and the host can download the browse
list.
the MB announces changes to the list every 15 mins. Certain events can
trigger
an election of a new master browser. this is decided by os level, NT server
at top, WFG at bottom, (samba can be set to always win)
more than likely, routing is not going to pass on broadcast packets, that is
why
browsing is not working. but direct communication does.
E.G if the 192.192.28.x network is LAN1 and 10.10.10.x is LAN2
using this table,
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use
Iface
192.192.28.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
10.10.10.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 192.192.28.129 0.0.0.0 UG 1 0 0 eth0
if a windows host on LAN1 broadcasts on 192.192.28.255 (as it would) This
wont
be forwarded to the LAN2. as it fits the 192.192.28.0 route.
lmhosts and wins are just netbios name to ip addr resolution.
so your problem can be overcome at least 2 ways,
1) give up ;-) set up your c:\windows\lmhosts with the machines you want to
connect
to, and make desktop shortcuts or map drives to the shares.
2) NT,Domain master browser,WINS lmhosts.
with out knowing the details of the network, its a bit hard to answer
but each subnet will have a master browser, or domain master browser,
and each must know of the other via either lmhosts or WINS,
in windows lmhosts can have 2 options #PRE and #DOM:domainname
so if each master browser in each subnet has a entry(with #DOM) for all the
other
master browsers,then if that browser cant resolve the netbios name, it will
match the
domain name in lmhosts and forward the query to that host.
thats enough fun for today !
John Rogers
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gustavo White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, 18 April 2000 11:49
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Seeing 1 network from another
>
>
> I ran the smbclient to fin the master browser and edited my
> /etc/lmhosts file to reflect that. I can ping the master
I meant c:\windows\lmhosts
> browser on both my linux server and win98 client. The smbclient
> came back with the shares, but also with the error
> "Get read socket failed. ERRNO=Connection refused"
somthing is not quite right with your samba config, hosts allow, hosts deny.
?
run through http://au2.samba.org/samba/docs/DIAGNOSIS.html
> I tried running the command "nbtstat -R" but it came back as
> command not found.
you should have a c:\windows\nbtstat.exe its installed when you install
tcpip protocol.
maybe reinstall it.
> On my win98 machine, I tried \\netview ip-address (of master browser)
> and it came back with the proper shares.
well something works :) you know, can open shares by typeing \\
servername\sharename
in the start button ,run box.
>
> Is there any clean cut instructions on the 'net on how to do
> this. Thanks a lot for the help.
not specifically, that i have found.
samba docs can be found at http://au2.samba.org/samba/docs/
( there should be a US mirror, start at http://www.samba.org)
i think most of your problems are with windows networking,
there are many books on windows networking, or that terrible MCSE course.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rogers, John [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:00:26 +1000
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Seeing 1 network from another
>
>
> O.K,
> try this,
> run ""smbclient -L HOSTNAME -Uusername%password" on your linux server,
> where, HOSTNAME = a PC on the school LAN with somthing shared.
> username%password is your login on details for the school LAN
>
> You should get a list of shares on that host, the browse
> list, (available
> hosts)
> and at the end the workgroup and the name of the master browser.
>
> find out the ip address of the master browser.
>
> on your PC ping the master browser.
> rename your lmhosts file, and make a new one that contains
>
> #host ipaddr option
> masterbrowsername xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx #PRE
>
> run nbtstat -R (reloads cache)
> run "net view \\ masterbrowsername."
> you should get a list of the shares, there is no reason why not :)
>
> That said, you can tell me the error..!
>
>
>
> Have fun,
> John Rogers
> email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gustavo White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, 14 April 2000 12:12
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Seeing 1 network from another
> >
> >
> > >Just to be clear on the routeing, (point1) from a pc on the
> > >schools LAN you can ping your PC, and from your PC you can
> > >ping a pc on the schools LAN ?
> > Yes I am able to ping to the school lan and the linux
> > server's two nic's from my win98 client. I am also able to
> > ping both sides of the network with my linux server.
> >
> > Gustavo White
> >
> >
> >
>
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