I am in the same situation as you but I get around it by using the comands smbclient and smbmount. First setup samba and configure smb.conf "dont forget to add a wins server if any." The way I see which hosts are around me "this doesnt have to be the best way, but it works for me" is running "smbclient -L localhost" then to see what each host is sharing, run "smbclient -L hostname". To access a given share, maybe to download a couple of files run "smbclient //hostname/sharename" and type help for commands. But the best way of all is using smbmount. This will let you mount any share in folder you specify, making the share appear as if it is in your file syste - this is unique to linux. For example, run "smbmount //hostname/sharename /home/jsmith/anyfolder"
then go to /home/jsmith/anyfolder/ and enjoy. Believe me, once you get use to these commands you wont need any neigborhood thing, they are never like Windows Neighborhood" so u'll get frustrated. Rob. --- mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also attach to a network that uses MS too, and > have really liked > LinNeighborhood, which works much like > Network Neighborhood in Windows. under LM 9.0 it was > a little different > to setup than in earlier versions, > but I can see any and all boxes and printers shared > on the network just > fine. and you can set it to remount them each time > you log on to your > linux box. here's the link < > http://www.bnro.de/~schmidjo/ > make sure > you setup samba to use the same > domain as the network ( though this shouldn't be > necessary, It works > better ) also I tried to use the Mandrake firewall, > but it kills the network connections for some reason > I'm still looking > into. once I tried without ever setting up the > firewall, I could connect > to the network fine. then I set up firestarter for > the firewall and all > is fine. > If you are trying 8.0 or 8.2 it will be easier, but > there is an > additional thing you need to do to make > Linneighborhood > work properly in these versions, in /usr/bin in 8.0 > and /usr/sbin in 8.2 > ( I think ) > where ever smbmnt and smbumount are , you will need > to do a chmod +s > smbmnt ( as well as ) smbumount then it works. > > any questions, mail me off list and I'll try to > help. though I'm no > guru. ;-) > > -- > Mike McNeese > 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같 > currently triple booting win98lite Mandrake versions > 8.0 and 8.2 > and testing 9.0 - Linux registered user # 248955 > 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같 > "If obstacles are all we see, then we've lost sight > of our goal!" > > > > > On Tuesday 15 October 2002 07:14 am, Andy Weller > wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > > > My University loves M$, to the highest degree! A > problem I face with > > > using Linux is how to see and access all those > computers on the 'Network > > > Neighbourhood'. It always seems like such a > challenge to get files, etc. > > > off people - we usually resort to burning CD's. > I WILL NOT swap my Linux > > > box for a Windows environment now. > > > > > > I now think it is now time to delve into network > settings and figure out > > > how to set it all up (access to computers, > global address books, etc). > > > > > > How easy is it to do? What info do I need? Can > it all be done with > > > Mandrake Control Centre (9.0)? > > > > > > Any help or pointers would be greatly > appreciated. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Andy > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
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