[wellylug] Samba / printer /windows

[Ian Sterling]

Are you running the Windows Firewall or do you have it disabled?  I've
found that the rules for it are too restrictive and when I have it
enabled, I can't see diddly on the network.  As soon as I turn it off,
hey Presto!  It's back.  Just a thought.

Of course, if you're stuck not being behind a firewall, turning off
Windows Firewall might not be a grand idea...


On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 20:02:28 +1300, Tristan Thomas
<tristanthomas at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> My XP machine has a really hard time seeing any other computer that isn't
> also an XP machine.  What I have found to work best is do a search (start >
> search > computers and people) and type in the other computers name.  XP
> will never find the computer first time, but after 4 or 5 search attemps the
> machine will usually pop up.  No idea why it works, but it does.
> 
> Tristan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jumbophut" <jumbophut at gmail.com>
> To: <wellylug at lists.wellylug.org.nz>
> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 7:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] Samba / printer /windows
> 
> > On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:44:11 +1300, E.Chalaron wrote:
> > > Now looking in the windows network specification it appears that domain
> group
> > > is not defined anymore as OEMWORKGROUP like it is in Samba.conf.
> > >
> > [snip]
> > >
> > > Any idea where to look under windows. My guess is it should be a fairly
> > > common error but I do not know where to look really.
> >
> > My experience is really only Win98, but anyway, you should be able to
> > set the domain group somewhere under Control Panel -> Network.  Set it
> > to OEMWORKGROUP and, hey presto, working again.  (Perhaps am I missing
> > something here?)
> >
> > --
> > Tony (echo 'spend!,pocket awide' | sed 'y/acdeikospntw!,
> /l at omcgtjuba.phi/')
> >
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