Re: Browse Samba server from XP

Hi Dave,

Irving, Dave wrote:

Hi,
I've set up a Samba server on my new Fedora 3 install.
I can connect to it directly from an XP box with no problems, but it does
not show when I browse the network from an XP box.
I've been looking thru the docs provided with the install and on the net,
but cant find anything that's immediately obvious. Ive done a nbtstat on my
XP box and used the workgroup name I found here as my Samba workgroup.
If someone could point me in the right direction it'd be greatly
appreciated...

I might be wrong, but is this what you are looking for?
From man smb.conf

announce as (G)
   This  specifies what type of server nmbd(8) will announce itself as,
   to a network neighborhood browse list. By default this is set to
   Windows NT. The valid options are : "NT Server" (which can also be
   written as "NT"), "NT  Workstation", "Win95"  or  "WfW"  meaning
   Windows  NT Server, Windows NT Workstation, Windows 95 and Windows
   for Workgroups respectively. Do not change this parameter unless you
   have a specific need to stop Samba appearing as an NT server  as
   this may prevent Samba servers from participating as browser servers
   correctly.

   Default: announce as = NT Server
   Example: announce as = Win95

also, for your shares (e.g. [home]) add

   browseable = yes

Thanks,

Dave

Hth

Alex