Re: Printer setup - another problem

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Ian

On 15-Apr-00 Ian Wright wrote:
> I've now realised that I have another problem which has appeared
> since upgrading the machine to Mandrake. For some reason, my
>windows box doesn't now see the linux box in Network neighbourhood.
>In >an MSDOS window I can do a 'ping 192.168.1.2' and get a proper
>reply >but, if I try 'ping brass' it tells me that it doesn't
>recognise >'brass', the linux box. I have checked through the
>smb.config file >and made it correspond to that on one
> of the other linux boxes which does work OK on the network but it
>has made no difference to 'brass' - where should I look for the
>problem?

Yes I've been through this one.  Look into nmbd daemon and passwords
between your windoze machine and the linux box.  See also .....

http://www.sheflug.co.uk/suse.htm

and look for the samba link on that page.  Matt has gone down to
Wales for a few days so he can't help with this one I'm afraid :-(

Thanks

Richard

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E-Mail: richard [at] sheflug.co.uk
Date: 15-Apr-00
Time: 04:46:10

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