Re: With netbios over tcp disfunctional whats left?

Malke <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:


[...]

> I have heard of Services for Unix but have never used them. I use Samba
> in my mixed os network and it works perfectly.

Samba works perfectly here too. But I'm not having trouble with
linux to windows, its windows to windows where trouble begins.

> I don't think you can
> use NFS for Windows because it isn't a Windows protocol.

Just reading some of the docu about, it appears something in the unix
tools will allow me to do that. I haven't tried it yet though.

> I don't know
> why you can't do your networking over TCP/IP.

Its not a problem of tcp/ip. That all works as expected. Its the
netbios (computer browser service). That is my problem. Briefly put:

(See this thread if you want to):
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web:226751
One problem machine running winxp pro sp/2 doesn't showup in Network
places. Browsing that machine from my other 2 winxp pro boxes works
but quits working at about 2 levels deep in some file heiarchies.

Using you method of creating shortcuts can make some of those seeable
but still others deeper are invisible.

Changing the name of the last visible diretory from the remote, will
make its contents viewable for that session of file Explorer. But
open a new explorer and its invisible again.

By `stops working', I mean some files and subdirectories are invisible
to the remote doing the viewing. This seem to be random, nothing
seems out of line share wise or permissions wise. Both you and Chuck
who posts alot on m.s.p.network_web group walked me thru all
diagnostics we could think off. Including Chucks Cdiag.
We used browstat and net view but found no problems apparent.



I saw your advice about getting someone to look but I'm pretty
satisfied it is not something apparent. Maybe a quirk involving sp/2
or some such.

[...]
> . . . . . . . . . . . Please understand I'm not saying this
> to be hurtful to you in any way - I'm just being practical.

You've been nothing but helpfull. Thank you.
.

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