On Thursday 02 Oct 2003 7:46 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Derek Jennings wrote: > > On Thursday 02 Oct 2003 6:25 pm, Burrows, Scott wrote: > >>Hi all, > >> > >>I have my MDK 9.1 box connected to our Windows network here at work using > >>Samba. From a windows box I can see my linux box on the network. > >> > >>Using Samba alone should I be able to browse the windows network? > >>Currently I dont seem to be able to. > >> > >> > >>If yes can I log onto the Windows network from my linux box and browse > >> the network? > >> > >> > >>If I can use Samba for that then what is LinNieghborhood used for? > >> > >> > >>Thanks from a newbie. > >> > >>Scott > > > > It is not a question of Samba vs LinNeighborhood > > > > Samba itself is split into 2 parts > > Samba client - to allow you to browse windows networlks, and > > > > Samba server - to allow Windows computers to browse you > > > > LinNeighborhood is simply a GUI which uses Samba-client to browse Windows > > networks. > > Alternatively you can browse Win networks with Komba2, xffm, Gnomba, or > > after installing the lisa RPM by clicking on that little 'cog wheel' in > > the konqueror tool bar between the left and right panes, and selecting > > 'Lan Browser' > > Whichever method you use they all require Samba-client. > > > > If you are having trouble browsing your Windows network, then the first > > thing I would check is your firewall. > > If you have a firewall between your Linux box and the Windows net, it > > will kill Samba dead. > > > > derek > > Will we still need to have SWAT and WEBMIN after we install > LinNeighborhood? > > Thanx, > > ayoub890
Samba client does not need any configuration. Just install samba-client and LinNeighborhood and you are ready to browse Windows networks. samba-sever requires configuration. But the default configuration works "out of the box" All you have to do is edit the config file /etc/samba/smb.conf to set your Windows Workgroup name. You can use webmin to do that if you wish. I would advise against SWAT, because although it has a nice GUI, and has some nice help files, it will delete the (working) default smb.conf file. One tool you might like to try is ksambaplugin (RPM in Contrib) It will put a new tool in your KDE Control Centre to configure Samba server. derek -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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