Hello,

You should put something like the following in your /etc/smb.conf:
netbios name = linux

You can find more information on this in the manpage of smb.conf, just
search for 'netbios name'.

Cya,
Dries 

On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, Denis Voitenko wrote:

> I have a Linux box that used to be called just Linux :-) Now it also serves
> as a router for a cable modem. Due to requirements of my provider I had to
> change it's name to something like g15133-a in order for it to resolve in
> the DNS. Now the name that shows up in the Network Neighborhood in Windows
> is also different (no surprise). Is there a way I could change it's
> appearance to what it was while keeping box' name current (g15133-a)?
> 
> Denis Voitenko
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