samba - Jan 2003 - My Workgroup eventually disappears when I enable SAMBA!

When I enable Samba on my Linux box, the workgroup "Workgroup"
eventually
disappears from site in both the GUI "Network Neighbourhood" and at
the
W2000 cmd line "net view". It takes a little while for this to happen,
and
initially it works well.

The Linux Box information can be found at the url below. But a short
description of the setup is as follows:

 * Network is roughly 10 or 12 machines in a mixture of W2000 and W98 with
    one Linux box.
 * Windows machines are assigned IP addresses by a router/hub serving as our
    DHCP server with 24 hour leases (longest available, though the IP
address doesn't
    tend to change)
 * The Linux box IP address is *static*
 * Samba version 2.2.7a

Attached is the smb.conf file.

Suggestions?
- Jamie


http://members.rogers.com/riskweb3/Linux/ibm_linux_box_info.html


begin 666 smb.conf
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@("!L
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@("!E;F-R
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end

Hi,

I'd appreciate it if anyone could point me too any relevant
documentation/keywords that might help me understand why the problem
described in the preceding message in this thread happens.

I've no problems complying with RTFM suggestions, but there is a number of
documents, and it is difficult, if not unreasonable, to know which ones
specifically apply to my seemingly simple setup.

Help appreciated,

- Jamie

Did you ever get an answer to this question. I  am having the same problem.

Jamie Risk wrote:
>When I enable Samba on my Linux box, the workgroup "Workgroup"
eventually
>disappears from site in both the GUI "Network Neighbourhood" and
at the
>W2000 cmd line "net view". It takes a little while for this to
happen, and
>initially it works well.
>
>The Linux Box information can be found at the url below. But a short
>description of the setup is as follows:
>
> * Network is roughly 10 or 12 machines in a mixture of W2000 and W98 with
>    one Linux box.
> * Windows machines are assigned IP addresses by a router/hub serving as our
>    DHCP server with 24 hour leases (longest available, though the IP
>address doesn't
>    tend to change)
> * The Linux box IP address is *static*
> * Samba version 2.2.7a
>
>Attached is the smb.conf file.
>
>Suggestions?
>- Jamie
>
>
>http://members.rogers.com/riskweb3/Linux/ibm_linux_box_info.html
>
>
>  
>