Linux box on MS network?

I have a working home network with 3 computers (one Win XP Pro and 2
Win XP Home) attached to it. Everything has been working fine for some
time now.

Now I have an old box that I'm testing a Linux distro on (Ubuntu). I
have it connected to the Windows network, and it can copy files from
shared folders just fine. and connect to the internet through the
network to get updates. However, none of the Windows computers can
even "see" the Linux box.... even tho it sees all of them.

Anyone have an idea of what is wrong, or how to go about making the
Linux box show up to the Win computers?

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Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

you probably have to start the sharing process/service on the linux box.

"Charlie Hoffpauir" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a working home network with 3 computers (one Win XP Pro and 2
> Win XP Home) attached to it. Everything has been working fine for some
> time now.
>
> Now I have an old box that I'm testing a Linux distro on (Ubuntu). I
> have it connected to the Windows network, and it can copy files from
> shared folders just fine. and connect to the internet through the
> network to get updates. However, none of the Windows computers can
> even "see" the Linux box.... even tho it sees all of them.
>
> Anyone have an idea of what is wrong, or how to go about making the
> Linux box show up to the Win computers?
>
> --
> Charlie Hoffpauir
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 22:33:55 -0000, "Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>you probably have to start the sharing process/service on the linux box.
>
>"Charlie Hoffpauir" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>I have a working home network with 3 computers (one Win XP Pro and 2
>> Win XP Home) attached to it. Everything has been working fine for some
>> time now.
>>
>> Now I have an old box that I'm testing a Linux distro on (Ubuntu). I
>> have it connected to the Windows network, and it can copy files from
>> shared folders just fine. and connect to the internet through the
>> network to get updates. However, none of the Windows computers can
>> even "see" the Linux box.... even tho it sees all of them.
>>
>> Anyone have an idea of what is wrong, or how to go about making the
>> Linux box show up to the Win computers?
>>
>> --
>> Charlie Hoffpauir
>> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/
>
Thanks, someone from another list gave me the instructions....
basically I had to edit my smb.conf file to set the workgroup
correctly, then set up a user name and password under samba.



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Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/