[James_84]

i set up my samba.conf to work on DHCP sucessfully but i have recently decided to change from DCHP to static IP on my network and my samba config doesn't seem to work.

I am not using domains, i am using workgroups, the linux machine can successfully connect to the internet through internet connection sharing provided by a windows machine on the network but can not view any other computers on the network as it asks for a domain controller

can any one help

# Global Parameters

   Workgroup = starwars
   Netbios name = samba
   Encrypt Passwords = yes

[MP3]
   path = /Data/MP3
   browseable = yes
   write list = administrator

The code is very simple and i would like to keep it that, i would like to avoid setting up a domain as i see that would slow down my network even more as it only running at 10Mbps

[sarumont]

Do you get an error trying to view the samba shares from a windows machine or the windows shares from your linux machine? Or both?

[James_84]

i get an error when using XSMbrowser saying unable to find domain master controller.

When i try an look for the linux machine using network places on my win machines the Lnx boxes are not there full stop, but when i try an ping the machine ip address from the win machine it finds the address.

So as far a i can see there is an error within my samba.conf, and this is why i have asked for some help sorting it

[Giro]

The smb.conf file is that all you have in yours? Are you sure the linux machine is on the same network as the windows machines? Are they all in the same workgroup? Does the smb daemon start ok?

This is my smb.conf it might help->
[global]
workgroup = ELSEN
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
invalid users = root
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
obey pam restrictions = yes

[olman]
comment = Olman's Shares
path = /olman
valid users = olman
public = no
writable = yes
printable = no

FORGOT: What distro are you using? And do you have any firewalls?

[sarumont]

Have you setup the lisa daemon?