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I have 2 questions that I have been unable to solve.
#1, how do I set my workgroup name on my Linux Box (Suse 8.0).
#2, I already have a home network setup using a Linksys 4 port router. I have file and printer sharing over TCP/IP disabled. I am sharing files and printers between 2 Windows XP clients and 1 Windows 98se client using NetBEUI.
I want to set my workgroup name to the same as my other clients on the network, and share files using NetBEUI between my Linux Box and the other clients on my network.
As far as I can tell, Samba is installed and configured because before I changed the network setup for my Windows boxes to communicate via NetBEUI, I was able to print to my windows shared printer.
I'm new to Linux and had not figured out how to access windows shares.
I typed some commands to check Samba that I read elsewhere in this forum, and it appeared that Samba is working, but I still don't know how to configure it. Could you elaborate?
First things first, run "ps -ef | grep smbd" and then "ps -ef | grep nmbd". If they are running, then samba is installed and running. Next, locate your samba directory. It's prolly at /etc/samba. in that directory, you'll see a file called "smb.conf". That is the be all end all configuration file for samba. You'll have to read man pages on that file, or go buy a book to learn how to really configure it. If your network is simple, and it sounds like it is, your best bet is to configure the smb.conf file using SWAT. Be warned, though... If you use SWAT, it will overwrite your current smb.conf file. make a copy of the smb.conf file before you use SWAT! Once you have the configuration setup how you like it, create samba users, restart samba, and that's it. Did you buy Suse 8.0 or get it free? If you bought it retail, the book that came with it should have a samba section which MAY be enough information for you to configure it. Good luck, and let me know if you need anything else.
Chris
Last edited by WorldBuilder; 04-02-2003 at 08:56 AM.
Oh, I forgot, too. I'm not positive, but I think you MUST have TCP/IP installed and enabled on the Windows machines. Again, not positive about that, but pretty sure.
Thanks for the help, but, in that case, I will not be trying to do this. I do not want to go back to sharing my drives and files using TCP/IP because it is an extra layer of security for my home network NOT to use TCP/IP. This is why I changed things to use NetBEUI instead.
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