are people who have samba disappearing from browse lists in 1.9.17p1 and above using "preferred master = yes"? do you think you could check your configuration files and let me know? best regards, luke <a href="mailto:lkcl@switchboard.net" > Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton </a> <a href="http://mailhost.cb1.com/~lkcl"> Samba Consultancy and Support </a>