red hat & win2000 peer-to-peer

Apparently, I am not as smart as I thought I was.

I edited the /etc/smb.conf file to include:
workgroup = workgroupname

The concept of making Linux a WINS server is intreging, but not necessary
for me yet. I do not mind the broadcast traffic, so as my understanding
goes ... I can skip the WINS server information for now while my
peer-to-peer network must broadcast to find host not in the arp cache.

My current problem is that I do not see any reference to the shared windows
directories (on the windows box). I am using File Manager - Super user mode
in KDE to search for the shares.

Using my primitive windows thinking, I would expect to see the workgroup
shared folders in the root directory (in windows my computer shows network
shares even if they are workgroups).

Am I looking in the wrong place or is something else awry?

-----Original Message-----
From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Bryce C
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 4:18 PM
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: red hat & win200 peer-to-peer


Simple, do nothing (almost). Edit your /etc/smb.conf file where it says
workgroup. Theen, restart samba. The end. There isn't anything to
"joining a workgroup" really.

On Thu, 2002-10-24 at 13:57, Dan wrote:
> I've just got Linux connected in a peer-to-peer network with a windows
2000
> professional computer and set up internet connection sharing successfully
> (YEA). I have found documentation about joining my linux box to a windows
> domain, but I need to join my linux box to a windows workgroup. I am using
> Red Hat 7.3.
>
> Can somebody lead me to information on the topic: Joining Linux to a
windows
> workgroup?
>
> PS. This closes the threat I started about red hat recognizing my nic.
>
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