Add a static host entry in c:\windows\lmhosts. The line should read:
ipaddress servername #PRE
So if I had a server named myserver01 with an IP address of 192.168.0.1, the entry in the lmhosts file would look like:
192.168.0.1 myserver01 #PRE
After typing that in I would do an "nbtstat -R" at an MS-DOS Prompt. Then from Windows Explorer I would check to see the shares on my Samba box by typing
\\myserver01 in the address box, instead of its IP address. As long as you don't delete or change the entry in the lmhosts file, the name will be loaded at boot.
An easier way would be to set your Samba box as act as a WINS server for your network. I've never done it myself though, but it's well documented in the docs.
The lmhosts file is a plain text file, BTW. It's not created by default so you'll have to create it using your favorite text editor. For Win9x/ME it goes in c:\windows; for NT/2k/XP you'll want to create it in c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
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Originally Posted by raska
mmm
I remember that you need the NetBeui/NetBios driver installed in the NIC in order to see other network machines. That changed and wasn't necesary in win XP (I'm not sure for win 2K).
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Nope you don't need NetBEUI. Network Neighborhood in Win9x plain sucks, that's all.
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Originally Posted by rje_NC
Isn't password encryption handled differently in Win98 and Win2K and later? I though Win98 defaults to no encryption and WIn2K sends share passwords encrypted by default.
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This is only an issue with Win95. Win98 and 98SE both send encrypted passwords by default.
