From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 22 23:51:56 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from usgs.gov (igsmn002.wr.usgs.gov [130.118.41.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 881E614E65 for ; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:51:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rsowders@usgs.gov) Received: from IGSMN-Message_Server by usgs.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:50:54 -0700 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 5.2 Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:50:39 -0700 From: "Robert Sowders" To: danm@DanMahoney.com, A_Johns@TurnAround.com.au Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Samba and Browsing. Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG You can find out what ip address your system is by typeing ifconfig -a = from the console. the inet address is your ip. >>> Andrew Johns 4/22/99 11:27:35 PM >>> "Dan Mahoney Jr." wrote: >=20 > Okay, I've tried to the best of my ability to follow the docs exactly on > this one, but for some reason, nmbd refuses to do WINS. >=20 > The situation: >=20 > A BSD box and a win95 box, bsd box with Samba, connected via thin ether. >=20 > Win95 box set with WINS of freebsd box (192.168.1.1) >=20 > All IPs statically assigned. >=20 > For the record, I can connect to the shared resource using >=20 > net use J: \\192.168.1.1\home >=20 > I can do an smblookup on all machines in the local net (from the bsd = box), > and it correctly gives the winbox's ip (although it gives 127.0.0.1 for > the local host, not 192.168.1.1, which I am unsure of...A shame I can't > get another unix system to query it) > > And I can use explorer and telnet, etc fine on the winbox to get to the > outside world, so I know the network is doing its job. I thought for a > while that maybe my guest user was bad, so I changed it to my own login > (it's also been tried as nobody and danm). The docs did not say what = kind > of password, permissions, or shell to have for this user (or so grep = would > make it appear). >=20 > Help is much appreciated, as I've combed the archives already and not > found this info yet... >=20 > Many thanks > (the other) Dan Mahoney >=20 > (------SMB CONF FILE------) > # Samba config file created using SWAT > # from GushiComTech.DanMahoney.Com (127.0.0.1) > # Date: 1999/04/23 00:52:41 >=20 > # Global parameters > workgroup =3D MAIN > netbios name =3D BSD > netbios aliases =3D GUSHI > server string =3D Samba Server > log file =3D /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m > max log size =3D 50 > nt acl support =3D Yes > time server =3D Yes > read prediction =3D Yes > socket options =3D TCP_NODELAY > strip dot =3D Yes > domain logons =3D Yes > os level =3D 65 > lm announce =3D False > preferred master =3D Yes > domain master =3D Yes > wins proxy =3D Yes > wins support =3D Yes > unix realname =3D Yes > NIS homedir =3D Yes > guest account =3D danm (tried nobody, ftp, and danm) > hosts allow =3D 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127. > case sensitive =3D Yes > mangle case =3D Yes > delete veto files =3D Yes > map system =3D Yes > map hidden =3D Yes > strict locking =3D Yes > delete readonly =3D Yes > dos filetimes =3D Yes > dos filetime resolution =3D Yes > fake directory create times =3D Yes >=20 > [printers] > comment =3D All Printers > path =3D /usr/spool/samba > print ok =3D Yes > browseable =3D No >=20 > [HOME] > path =3D /tmp > valid users =3D danm root > admin users =3D danm root > read only =3D No > (------END FILE------) Hmmm - you don't seem to have anything with browseable=3Dyes so....it's hidden from you. If you don't turn on the lights, you can't see in the dark :) http://www.samba.org would probably help you more than questions@freebsd.org. HTH --=20 Regards | _/\_/\ Andrew Johns BSc (Comp Sci) | / \ TurnAround Solutions Pty Ltd | \_...__/ http://www.turnaround.com.au/ | \/ "The box said 'Requires Windows 95, NT, or better,' so I installed FreeBSD." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org=20 with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message