Windows network gone - I can no longer see it.

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Sorry, that email was sent from a different account so it had to wait for 
moderator approval. I didn't mean to confuse the situation after it had 
already seemed to have been solved for you. 

LMHOSTS is a simple text file on the windows end in:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\lmhosts.sam

It's basically a line by line text file of host names. Windows will attempt 
resolution via netbios first, then broadcast, then finally look in LMHOSTS (this 
can be changed in the registry as well). It's just one more method of working 
around a screwy network... I am not sure, however, if this will actually 
display properly in network neighborhood - it may just work during 
resolution... i.e. when you manually enter the name of the computer. 

Daniel 


On Sunday 19 October 2008 05:13:14 aYo Binitie wrote:
> LMHOSTS ????
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Daniel Caleb <danielcaleb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  Try the LMHOSTS method as well, that seems to tie up the holes in
> > windows workgroup. I've noticed really erratic behavour with Windows
> > networks, and I've never really figured out the tricks to it.
> >
> > Usually the way I get around in windows networks, and this is on a
> > windows machine as well - not just from a *nix machine - is to use the IP
> > address:
> >
> > \\192.168.102.2\thesharename\somefolder
> >
> > and as Christopher pointed out, smb:\\ is usually the protocol from a nix
> > machine, which can also be done from a terminal. It's kind of clunky, but
> > it works. I've also had fairly good success with smb4k.
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> > On Friday 17 October 2008 11:24:43 Christopher Stamper wrote:
> > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 7:50 AM, aYo Binitie <ayobinitie at googlemail.com
> > >
> > >wrote:
> > > > I'm trying to access Windows shares, on a windows workgroup.
> > > >
> > > > That's all :(
> > >
> > > I'm seriously out of touch with SMB these days. If you were using
> > > Redhat,
> >
> > 5
> >
> > > years ago, I could maybe help you.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Try typing "smb://computer/share' into the file browser (nautilus).
> > > Maybe
> > >
> > > that would work??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm sure someone here can help.
> >
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