On Thu, 2002-12-26 at 06:42, richard wrote: > sounds like some reading needed for you!!........maybe "file and printer > sharing" is not included in W98 tcp config for starters? > R.C. >
It's already checked an all of the stations. Like I said I can see the computers and their shares if I look them up using the 'search computer' dialog, or if I directly type '\\MACHINE' on the location bar. > On Thu, 2002-12-26 at 19:17, Carlos Oliva G. wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > I have a somewhat wide experience with samba. I've succesfully installed > > it as a client as well as a PDC on Windows networks. > > > > The last time, however, there has been an issue with the win9x stations. > > I've setup the Samba server over Linux to act as a PDC for the domain. I > > use dhcp to assign the network configuration to the hosts, and the only > > protocol installed on them is TCP/IP. The machines can succesfully logi > > into the samba server, they execute the logon script and I can access > > all the shares. However, when I try to browse the 'networking > > neighborhood', all that I see is the samba server. I cannot even see the > > same machine I'm working from. If I do a search trying to look up a > > machine name, it will find it right away and I am able to browse through > > it, but again it is not visible under network neighborhood. > > > > I have not been able to resolve this problem since it's the first time > > it shows up on me, is there any way for the win9x (all the stations are > > win98) machines to 'announce' themselves on the PDC and force it to be a > > WINS server for the rest of the network? If so, is there any way to do > > this as transparent as possible for the clientes (ie. by the means of > > dhcp) so little to no extra configuration is needed? > > > > Best regards and happy holidays, > > > > -- > > Carlos Oliva G. > > Igloo Sistemas Ltda. > > Fono/Fax: +56 32 684798 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.igloo.cl > > > > "I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years, been over the edge > > for yonks, been working me buns off for bands..." > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > -- Carlos Oliva G. Igloo Sistemas Ltda. Fono/Fax: +56 32 684798 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.igloo.cl "I've been mad for fucking years, absolutely years, been over the edge for yonks, been working me buns off for bands..." -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
