this isn't strictly a samba question, but it is related in that i'm trying to a samba server as my domain master browser and multiple samba servers as local master browsers for a workgroup across multiple subnets. everything seems to be working wonderfully except for one WfWG host which does not show up in the browse list as expected. i notice that this host is announcing itself as a local master browser despite the fact that there is a samba server on the same subnet acting as a local master. is it possible to stop a WfWG host from announcing itself as a local master browser? i know how to do this with win95 and winnt hosts but i can't find any equivalent for wfwg. -- Todd Pfaff \ Email: pfaff@mcmaster.ca Computing and Information Services \ Voice: (905) 525-9140 x22920 ABB 132 \ FAX: (905) 528-3773 McMaster University \ Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1 \
Todd; On Sat, 18 Apr 1998 05:23:53 +1000, samba@samba.anu.edu.au wrote:>this isn't strictly a samba question, but it is related in that i'm trying >to a samba server as my domain master browser and multiple samba servers >as local master browsers for a workgroup across multiple subnets. >everything seems to be working wonderfully except for one WfWG host >which does not show up in the browse list as expected. i notice that >this host is announcing itself as a local master browser despite the fact >that there is a samba server on the same subnet acting as a local master.>is it possible to stop a WfWG host from announcing itself as a local >master browser?WfW announces itself as a local browse master whenever it is configured with the ability to share files or printers. In fact this has nothing to do with actually sharing files or printers, just with the possibility of doing so. If you don't need Sharing on this box, set EnableSharing, FileSharing and PrintSharing to 0 in SYSTEM.INI and restart Windows. If you need it, experiment with "os level" in smb.conf. Regards, Robert -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Robert.Dahlem@frankfurt.netsurf.de Radio Bornheim - 2:2461/332@fidonet +49-69-4930830 (ZyX, V34) 2:2461/326@fidonet +49-69-94414444 (ISDN X.75) ---------------------------------------------------------------
a few days ago i asked:> this isn't strictly a samba question, but it is related in that i'm trying > to a samba server as my domain master browser and multiple samba servers > as local master browsers for a workgroup across multiple subnets. > everything seems to be working wonderfully except for one WfWG host > which does not show up in the browse list as expected. i notice that > this host is announcing itself as a local master browser despite the fact > that there is a samba server on the same subnet acting as a local master. > > is it possible to stop a WfWG host from announcing itself as a local > master browser? i know how to do this with win95 and winnt hosts but i > can't find any equivalent for wfwg.and the answer is to add the following to system.ini in the [network] section: [Network] MaintainServerList=no LMAnnounce=no the LMAnnounce=no may not be necessary. it, alone, did not help. the MaintainServerList=no was the real solution. thanks to: Charles Fox <cfox@MICROSOFT.com> Charlie Brady <charlieb@budge.apana.org.au> Robert Dahlem <Robert.Dahlem@frankfurt.netsurf.de> wrote:> WfW announces itself as a local browse master whenever it is configured with the ability to > share files or printers. In fact this has nothing to do with actually sharing files or printers, > just with the possibility of doing so. > > If you don't need Sharing on this box, set EnableSharing, FileSharing and PrintSharing to 0 in > SYSTEM.INI and restart Windows. If you need it, experiment with "os level" in smb.conf.i did want this box to share, just not to announce itself as a local browse master. my samba os level was already cranked up to 255 and it was definitely winning the elections, but this didn't stop the wfwg from wanting to be a local browse master and announcing itself regularly. -- Todd Pfaff \ Email: pfaff@mcmaster.ca Computing and Information Services \ Voice: (905) 525-9140 x22920 ABB 132 \ FAX: (905) 528-3773 McMaster University \ Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1 \