The disappearing and appearing linux machine using Samba.
 

Why does my linux machine appear sometimes on Ms Network Neighborhood and somtimes it dose not?

I am using samba-2.2.5-10 RH8.0

Here is a copy from Samba Web Administration Tool , Viewpage of my smb.config:

Current Config

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from UNKNOWN (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2004/04/06 10:03:17

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = HOME1
netbios name = PEN2
interfaces = 192.168.0.3
guest account = ftp
hosts allow = iwill

[lin_book]
comment = Linux bookmarks
path = /home/me/bookmarks
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

[ed]
comment = ed's homedir
path = /home/ed
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

Why does samba say FROM UNKOWN (127.0.01)

Here is a copy of my smbusers file:

# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...
root = administrator admin
nobody = guest pcguest smbguest


After adding users and group do I need to stop and restart anything??

Here is copy of ifconfig to show I have a working nic "

[root@localhost root]# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:F0:56:44:2B
inet addr:192.168.0.3 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:1410 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:140 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:186345 (181.9 Kb) TX bytes:23064 (22.5 Kb)
Interrupt:5 Base address:0x2000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:4735 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4735 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:995517 (972.1 Kb) TX bytes:995517 (972.1 Kb)

ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:12.76.38.250 P-t-P:199.70.80.168 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1514 Metric:1
RX packets:280 errors:1 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:351 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:159600 (155.8 Kb) TX bytes:56280 (54.9 Kb)


I am not sure if this is the infor you need post back if you need anything else to help me with this problem.