Hello all
I have a configured samba server on a Suse 11 machine
the problem is that when the samba server is connected to the network
the workgroup gets blocked, when i click on view workgroup computers in my network places, of a windows machine, i get a message telling that my workgroup is not accessible
when the samsa server is not on there is no problem with the workgroup
Thanks for the replies

That is not an easy problem.

Are you running a firewall in a router? Have you *allowed* NETBIOS protocol in your firewall?

Is there no *IP address contention* between your machines?

Are you running Active Directory? Is there other server machine in the network?

Try to reevaluate.

no firewalls on the suse machine or the router of the network
i can ping my windows machines and i can open their share via IP addresses
no other servers in my network

Can you post your samba config

[global]
load printers = yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf
logon drive = P:
map to guest = Bad User
keepalive = 60
logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
printcap cache time = 750
cups options = raw
writeable = yes
server string = Samba Server
printing = cups
logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
workgroup = OFFICE
os level = 20
valid users = test
printcap name = cups
security = user
create mode = 777
usershare allow guests = No
directory mode = 777
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
valid users = %S,%D%w%S
writeable = yes
inherit acls = Yes
[profiles]
browseable = no
writable = yes
path = %H
store dos attributes = Yes
create mask = 0600
comment = Network Profiles Service
directory mask = 0700
[users]
browseable = no
comment = All users
writable = yes
veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/
path = /home
inherit acls = Yes
[groups]
browseable = no
comment = All groups
writable = yes
path = /home/groups
inherit acls = Yes
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
create mask = 0600
browseable = No

add the following in to the global section see if it resolves the issue

domain master = no
local master = no
preferred master = no
os level = 0

10x it worked