samba - Jun 2022 - WSDD

I installed avahi-browse as per instructions listed here: 
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=112833

Still, there was no change on front of the Windows 7 machine, but I can 
access the Windows 10 machine that mother is using.

I can only access my Windows 7 box using its IP address.

On 6/12/22 00:09, Robert Yu Tin-Tat via samba wrote:
> I installed avahi-browse as per instructions listed here: 
> https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=112833
>
> Still, there was no change on front of the Windows 7 machine, but I 
> can access the Windows 10 machine that mother is using.
>
> I can only access my Windows 7 box using its IP address.
>
>
Do Windows 7 machines still utilize NMB Browse listing? I keep a 
separate smb.conf file and systemd script that serves only to start nmbd 
with a "compatible" NT Domain setup that is just setup to handle WINS 
and Browser Elections for the Android App Ghost Commander.

On Sun, 2022-06-12 at 00:09 -0400, Robert Yu Tin-Tat via samba
wrote:
> I installed avahi-browse as per instructions listed here: 
> https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=112833
> 
> Still, there was no change on front of the Windows 7 machine, but I
> can 
> access the Windows 10 machine that mother is using.
> 
> I can only access my Windows 7 box using its IP address.
> 
Your subject matter is 'WSDD', yet you talk about Avahi (and you are
following a 10 year old howto), which do you need help with ?

Avahi is the Linux implementation of Apples Bonjour and I now believe
you can get it for Windows, though not sure about Windows 7.
'wsdd' is the Linux implementation of Windows Network discovery (which
has replaced Network Browsing), I do not think there is an
implementation for Apple.

If you only have Linux and Apple clients, then you need Avahi. If you
also have Windows clients, then you you really need both.

Rowland