> $ nmblookup 192.168.2.255 '*' > $ nmblookup -A 192.168.2.42 > $ smbclient -L 192.168.2.42 -N > > When you search your network neighbourhood from Windows, Samba > should log in /var/log/samba/smbd.log and /var/log/samba/nmbd.log. results of nmblookup 192.168.2.155 '*': 192.168.2.42 as the first one, then the IPs of the other 100+ machines on this subnet. [root@testbox samba]# nmblookup -A 192.168.2.42 Looking up status of 192.168.2.42 TESTBOX <00> - M <ACTIVE> TESTBOX <03> - M <ACTIVE> TESTBOX <20> - M <ACTIVE> 80 <00> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE> 80 <1e> - <GROUP> M <ACTIVE> [root@testbox samba]# smbclient -L 192.168.2.42 -N produced: [root@testbox samba]# smbclient -L 192.168.2.42 -N added interface ip=192.168.2.42 bcast=192.168.2.255 nmask=255.255.255.0 Domain=[80] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.5] Sharename Type Comment --------- ---- ------- cdrom Disk CD-ROM drive apache Disk Authorized users only! IPC$ IPC IPC Service (testing machine) ADMIN$ Disk IPC Service (testing machine) root Disk Your Home Directory Server Comment --------- ------- LBOX Debian Test Box TESTBOX testing machine Workgroup Master --------- ------- 80 LBOX [root@testbox samba]# The logs didn't seem to show anything crazy, but here's what happens when i restart samba: [root@testbox samba]# /etc/init.d/smb restart Shutting down SMB services: [ OK ] Shutting down NMB services: /etc/init.d/smb: line 201: kill: (8963) - No such process /etc/init.d/smb: line 201: kill: (8946) - No such process [ OK ] Starting SMB services: [ OK ] Starting NMB services: [ OK ] (I noticed that there wasn't an nmbd.log, by the way) Thanks for your help, any other advice? Kev ----------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Worthington - <kworthington (at) linuxmail {dot} org> Faithful Red Hat Linux user since April 1998 Registered Linux User #218689 - http://counter.li.org -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze