Hello all,
When I execute "smbclient -L SAZZLE -N", I get back a three part
response:
Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
software Disk Network Software
Server Comment
--------- -------
SAZZLE Samba PDC Server 2.0.3
CRACKLE FACULTY MACHINE
Workgroup Master
--------- -------
FRAZZLE SAZZLE
My question is this: How is the "Server - Comment" section composed?
When I run the "smbclient -L SAZZLE -N" command, I get wierd results
for
the "Server - Comment" section. Some of the machines listed are not
servers, by any means. And, I could understand this -IF- it was
returning the names of all of the machine connected to SAZZLE... but,
it's not. I can't figure out what it's trying to tell me.
Please advise.
Thank you,
Bob
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Bob Dusek wrote:> > My question is this: How is the "Server - > Comment" section composed? When I run the "smbclient -L > SAZZLE -N" command, I get wierd results for the "Server - > Comment" section. Some of the machines listed are not > servers, by any means.Bob, A server in this context is defined as a machine with the ability to server up resource via SMB. In layman's terms, this means machine that has registering its name using the <20> netbios tag. If a WIndows95 machine has file and print sharing installed, it is considered to be a server (even though it might not be currently serving files or printers). The "server" term is used to list all machines that would be displayed in the workgroup browse list. Hope this helps, jerry ---------------------------------------------------------------------- /\ Gerald (Jerry) Carter Professional Services \/ http://www.valinux.com VA Linux Systems gcarter@valinux.com http://www.samba.org SAMBA Team jerry@samba.org http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~cartegw "...a hundred billion castaways looking for a home." - Sting "Message in a Bottle" ( 1979 )