> > >>>---- > > >>>a wins server and windows machines that find it > > >>> > > >>>on fedora system, in smb.conf add > > >>>wins support = yes > > >>> > > >>>on windows systems, add the ip address of the fedora machine to the wins > > >>>server section in the 'Advanced' tab of the TCP/IP properties of the > > >>>network adaptors or if you are using dhcp, add this info to the wins > > >>>section of your dhcp server. Restart samba on the fedora machine > > >>>'service smb restart' and you should be able to browse Windows > > >>>Networking in a short amount of time. > > >>> > > >>>Craig > > >>> > > >>> Hey thanks Craig I can connect directly to the share via name as oppossed to just IP now. But what if my wireless router (home network) is set up as the dhcp server? I do not see a wins section in my router setup page for this Netgear WGT264 I have. Is there anyway to add the Linux box to my lmhosts on the XP box to have this work? Thanks ahead of time.
