Hi Caleb, I doubt you need "remote announce" param. I see samba server is also a wins server..are w98 clients configured to use it? Are they set to the workgroup "WORKGROUP" ? Test network connectivity...ping from one to another ok? See "diagnosis.txt" for an excellent step by step test procedure to follow. post results ..regards, Richard Coates.
On Sun, 2003-03-23 at 03:02, Caleb Hanger wrote: > Dear Samba List: > Thx in advance for all help that can be provided. I have set up a > samba server on a RedHat 8.0 box, and I know I've got it configured > correctly, because I can do everything I would ever want to do with it > with a networked Windows XP laptop. However, a third and fourth > machine, both running 98SE, also on the network, cannot see the server, > no matter what I try. These two interact with the XP machine and vice > versa just fine, so it's driving me crazy that these two won't see the > Linux box! Here is my smb.conf file: > > > ;*******************section global***************** > [global] > log file = /smblog > wins proxy = yes > remote announce = 192.168.0.255/WORKGROUP > netbios name = calebs > wins support = yes > os level = 400 > workgroup = WORKGROUP > server string = Samba Server > printcap name = /etc/printcap > load printers = yes > printing = lprng > security = SHARE > smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd > preferred master = True > encrypt passwords = True > socket options = TCP_NODELAY > dns proxy = no > ;*******************section homes***************** > [homes] > path = %H/Public > comment = Home Directories > browseable = True > writable = yes > create mask = 0750 > ;*******************section printers***************** > [printers] > create mask = 0700 > comment = All Printers > path = /var/spool/samba > browseable = no > guest ok = no > writable = no > printable = yes > ;*******************section Windows HD***************** > [Windows HD] > path = /mnt/windows > guest ok = yes > guest_account = nobody > writeable = yes > ;*******************section public***************** > [public] > comment = Public Stuff > browseable = yes > path = /home/public > public = yes > printable = no > write list = @users > writeable = yes > > > > I would greatly appreciate any help that can be provided on this issue. > Thx, > Caleb Hanger > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
