[KLUG Members] Nautilus smb: - was Two questions.

[Bruce Smith]

>>I have samba client installed only.
>>I am not running samba server on this box.
>>$ rpm -qa|grep -i samba
>>samba-common-2.2.1a-4
>>samba-client-2.2.1a-4
>>I can, and do, smbmount windows shares on a
>>regular basis from this box.
>>Do I need any other samba packages installed?
> 
> Nope, that's it for client-only functionality!
> 
>>It's nasty when I click on a workgroup and it scans for
>>computers.  I haven't timed it, but I'm guessing it's in
>>the 10-15 minute range before I get a response.
> 
> That's because it probably builds its own browse list. 


Does the fact I'm running a private class "B" cause it to
take longer than if I were running a private class "C"?
(does it scan all possible nodes?)

> If you join an NT domain, that might improve the performance.


That may be a problem.  At work we are primarily a *nix shop.
My main "NT Server" is Samba running on HPUX (old ver of Samba).
We have a bunch of Windows 9x clients, one small 5 client NT4 server
running on a P5-120 32MB for payroll (because our payroll service
REQUIRES NT and won't support us otherwise), and one Citrix Winframe
box.  But I don't have anything setup to be a PDC (or BDC).  We're
just one big happy "workgroup" and a bunch of *nix & Xterminals.

Can I "join" a workgroup?
Or would anything else help my speed given this setup?

>>Browsing a particular computer isn't too bad.
> 
> Which tells me it is because you have an NT domain,

> but haven't had your Linux box join it.


Just for my own curiosity, how would I "join a NT domain"
with this Nautilus browser?  Is that part of the smb.conf?

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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