samba - Jan 2009 - Samba server visibility

I must be missing something somewhere.  I can't get our Samba server 
to show up when I look in Network Neighborhood under XP.  If I type in 
\\servername\path, it won't find it, however if I use the IP, it works fine.

    Now, experience tells me that I'm having to type the IP because it's
not resolving the name.  Well fine, I can fix that, however I don't 
recall doing that in the past, at all.  In fact, we just rebuild a 
server, reinstalled Samba, recovered all the config files from backups, 
and we can't see the server on the network.  Samba's working fine, I can
get to the server by using it's IP, but resolving the name is a no-go.  
Prior to rebuilding the machine, I didn't have to put the IP in, it 
simply worked when I typed the server name in.

    I've combed our DNS servers, I've checked the PeeCees, nothing tells
me that there's a pointer anywhere that resolves the (Samba) server 
name.  So, what am I missing here?

    Samba version 3.2.7-0.25 on FC10.

    Config below:

[global]
   workgroup = PUBGROUP
   server string = LiF
   security = share
   hosts allow = 192.168.5. 127.
   load printers = no
   disable spoolss = yes
   printcap name = /dev/null
   printing = bsd
   log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
   max log size = 50
   interfaces = 192.168.5.0/24
   local master = no
   wins support = no
   dns proxy = no
   smb ports = 139

[ftpusers]
   comment = LiF Public FTP
   browseable = yes
   writable = yes
   path = /mnt/lif/pubftp
   guest ok = yes
   public = yes
   read only = no
   force user = pubftp
   force group = pubftp
   create mask = 0777
   directory mask = 0777
   locking = no

Ashley M. Kirchner wrote:
>    I've combed our DNS servers, I've checked the PeeCees, nothing
tells
> me that there's a pointer anywhere that resolves the (Samba) server
> name.  So, what am I missing here?
On F9 and F10, I "think" you also have to do a /sbin/service nmbd
start

I don't have a F9 or F10 in front of me to check that at the moment.

Eric Feldhusen

On Sat, 2009-01-17 at 08:39 -0700, Ashley M. Kirchner wrote:
...
>     I've combed our DNS servers, I've checked the PeeCees, nothing
tells
> me that there's a pointer anywhere that resolves the (Samba) server 
> name.  So, what am I missing here?
ps ax | grep mbd

should report at least one occurrence of smbd and one of nmbd, the name
daemon.

If the name daemon isn't running it won't resolve host names - has
nothing to do with DNS.

Larry