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Linux machine not showing in workgroup
I have a small network of 4 machines. Three desktops running W98SE, W2k Pro
and Linux plus a laptop running WinME. Now the first thing to say is that the W98SE W2K and Linux boxes all work fine and all can see each other just fine and all the computer icons show up. When I go thorugh from My Network PLaces to the workgroup (all m/cs on the same workgroup) to the workgroup I can see the W98SE and W2K desktop icons plus the laptop icon just fine. The Linux icon is not there. I can find the Linux box by searching and I can set up a network place OK and the share icon appears and I can access the data. However I can ifnd no way of making the Linux icon appear on the workgroup folder! Anyone any ideas as I dont want to have to setup each individual folder which is shareable on the Linux box, I just want to click on the m/c icon and see all available shares. As I said this proble only exists on the WinME laptop. Anyone shed any light on this behaviour? Stuart |
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In article , Stuart Rogers
says... I have a small network of 4 machines. Three desktops running W98SE, W2k Pro and Linux plus a laptop running WinME. Okay... Now the first thing to say is that the W98SE W2K and Linux boxes all work fine and all can see each other just fine and all the computer icons show up. They show up where? When I go thorugh from My Network PLaces to the workgroup (all m/cs on the same workgroup) to the workgroup I can see the W98SE and W2K desktop icons plus the laptop icon just fine. The Linux icon is not there. I can find the Linux box by searching and I can set up a network place OK and the share icon appears and I can access the data. However I can ifnd no way of making the Linux icon appear on the workgroup folder! I think I am getting confused... Anyone any ideas as I dont want to have to setup each individual folder which is shareable on the Linux box, I just want to click on the m/c icon and see all available shares. As I said this proble only exists on the WinME laptop. Actually, you didn't say that until now; but it does clear up my confusion. Anyone shed any light on this behaviour? Based on other, similar questions, I am getting the feeling that a Windows Me computer tries to take over as the network browse master, no matter what, and possibly loses track while contending with another browse master. Other than that, I am at a loss for an explanation. As an experiment, because you do have a Windows 2000 system, I would go into the Windows Me File and Print sharing properties and turn of the browse master. Give the network fifteen minutes after all computers are up, and then see if you can get that Linux computer's icon. The worst case is that you won't see the icon as you expect; and, by then, maybe somebody more clued will come along with a suggestion. -- Norman ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint |
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N. Miller wrote in
om: In article , Stuart Rogers says... I have a small network of 4 machines. Three desktops running W98SE, W2k Pro and Linux plus a laptop running WinME. Okay... Now the first thing to say is that the W98SE W2K and Linux boxes all work fine and all can see each other just fine and all the computer icons show up. They show up where? When I go thorugh from My Network PLaces to the workgroup (all m/cs on the same workgroup) to the workgroup I can see the W98SE and W2K desktop icons plus the laptop icon just fine. The Linux icon is not there. I can find the Linux box by searching and I can set up a network place OK and the share icon appears and I can access the data. However I can ifnd no way of making the Linux icon appear on the workgroup folder! I think I am getting confused... Anyone any ideas as I dont want to have to setup each individual folder which is shareable on the Linux box, I just want to click on the m/c icon and see all available shares. As I said this proble only exists on the WinME laptop. Actually, you didn't say that until now; but it does clear up my confusion. Anyone shed any light on this behaviour? Based on other, similar questions, I am getting the feeling that a Windows Me computer tries to take over as the network browse master, no matter what, and possibly loses track while contending with another browse master. Other than that, I am at a loss for an explanation. As an experiment, because you do have a Windows 2000 system, I would go into the Windows Me File and Print sharing properties and turn of the browse master. Give the network fifteen minutes after all computers are up, and then see if you can get that Linux computer's icon. The worst case is that you won't see the icon as you expect; and, by then, maybe somebody more clued will come along with a suggestion. I have browse master turned off in WinME and it made no difference. Stuart |
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