Till Mommsen
1999-Nov-22 03:10 UTC
Samba not visible in NN with File and Print Services installed on W9x
Hi, maybe I missed a recent "FDP" (Frequently described problem)in the list, but maybe somebody can point me to the right direction. There were several postings about not seeing Samba but none referred the the MS "File and Print Services" on W9x clients being the cause of the trouble (Hope this is the correct translation from German W9x). I've got a Samba 2.0.5a with Suse 6.1 and W9x clients. I can use everything fine except that I can't see the Samba machine from a client in NN as soon as "File and Print Services" are installed on this PC. Basically it's no problem since I can map any drive with "net use", but it'd be nice for users to see it (or nice to know how to hide it but use it anyway). This is not a problem of a specific PC but applies to all W9x clients. The clients are using Samba as Wins Server (although it doesn't matter whether I use Wins or lmhosts resolution) , respective settings in smb.conf: os level = 65 prefered master = yes local master = yes netbios name = test1 wins support = yes Again, the network works fine with or without the print services (ping name /IP, smbclient tests, use shares etc.). I just can't see Samba as soon as these services are installed. Any hints available today? Thanks, Till