From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 11 19:59:46 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A148716A4CE for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:59:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.203]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43D3F43D2F for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:59:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from micologist@gmail.com) Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 40so138807rnz for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:59:45 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=CsTypQE1FQA8oat8ZQNW1tuJ9bkDjMAqMnkcNZoKIBLsAZKRHj4Qdj4PbsbgLt4dUEq2qk8qm7WTJjEJplwCpoTGl+IhNAb7fusAnJGnTDrYywFjCPBjee8KUNl/Cft2UwBMKWHQHdf8smovxmj9zOStMUvIuvf83EK7NExQh+s= Received: by 10.38.19.34 with SMTP id 34mr257570rns; Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:59:45 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.38.8.51 with HTTP; Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:59:45 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <7227803f0501111159441f770c@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 14:59:45 -0500 From: David Vincelli To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Windows XP disappears from Workgroup (Net Hood) w/ Samba + WINS X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David Vincelli List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:59:46 -0000 I have a funny situation where Windows XP (Home) computers appear briefly under Network Neighbourhood (View All Computers in Workgroup under XP) and disappear throughout the day. Win95/Win98 and Samba boxes are always available, only Windows XP Home disappear. The boxes are still online, and I can still access them using the \\name\share notation (UNC). I have a feeling they are not announcing themselves on the network as they are supposed to. How do I get them to announce themselves. I tried making the samba server the prefered and local master (and WINS server - dished out by DHCP) but that didn't help. I can't figure this one out. Is there some packet I can craft and throw on the wire to force all these computers to announce themselves? -OR- can I modify/add a windows services on the XP boxes -OR- add a registry key. -- David Vincelli