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Date:      Thu, 17 May 2001 16:20:50 +0200
From:      Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de>
To:        Eric Boucher <eric_boucher60@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: SAMBA: browseability with FreeBSD and win2k Pro.
Message-ID:  <3B03DE42.8010706@i-clue.de>
References:  <20010517134935.33926.qmail@web9404.mail.yahoo.com>

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Eric Boucher wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm using a small network with one FreeBSD server and
> one Win2k Pro client. I wanted to know if it is
> possible to be able to browse via the network
> neigborhood to see my unix server. Because I can't get
> it to work. Do I need Win2k server edition? If I do:
> c:> net view /domain:my_domain_name,


Should read: net view //workgroup/servername

> I didn't see my
> server in there, nor do I when I go thru the network
> neigborhood in windows.


Since you've got no W2k server in your network, you cannot see wondoze 
domains. Its a "workgroup".

> I can only access it when I do
> a "find computer". It found it in my_domain_name (that
> is, the right domain). Does somebody did it with win2k
> Pro?


See above. Samba 2.0.x provides windoze workgroups, not domains. For 
win2k Domains, a Win2k server is needed as domain controller.


> Here is some of my configuration:
> -Try both security = domain (or user)
> -wins support = yes
> -domain master = no
> -workgroup = my_domain_name
> -netbios name = my_unix_server_name
> -Try both os level = 0 (or 65)
>           local master = no (or yes)
>           preferred server = no (or yes)
>           domain logons = no (or yes)
> -encrypted password = yes
> 
> Note: this two commands work correctly.
> c:>net view \\server_name
> and
> c:>net use * \\server_name\homes


HTH
-Christoph Sold


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