Noron is blocking my samba workgroup systems from showing

[Bud Curtis]

I just installed a Buffalo LinkStation (Linux Samba NAS) on my network and
was atempting to set up a shared printer. I have three systems. All are
W2K. One uses BlackICE, the others use Norton Internet Security 2004.

All of the systems, including the LinkStation samba, use the same workgroup.
When I network browse on the BlackICE system the LinkStation appears. When
I browse on either system using NIS the LinkStation doesn't appear.

Both Norton systems have a trusted IP range that include the LinkStation and
I'm able to set up a share if I provide the access (\\lan-hd1\share) path.
However, I went into the Norton configuration and set the "windows 2000 SMB"
to enable the same range specifically. This changed the browse so the
LinkStation appeared in the "Entire Network" list under my workgroup, but it
didn't appear in the "computers near me" list. I then disabled everything
except the top level security with no change in behavior.

When I disabled the whole thing, turning off Norton "Security" the
linkstation appeared on both lists when browsing the network. This let me
add the network printer setting through the "Add Printer" wizard. After
turning Norton Security the network printer still works fine so it appears
to be a set up issue for now. However, if I browse the LinkStation is no
longer visable.

Is there any way to inhibit what ever Norton Internet Security is blocking?
Any suggestions would be appreaciated.

 

[Herb Martin]

Both Norton systems have a trusted IP range that include the LinkStation

and
I'm able to set up a share if I provide the access (\\lan-hd1\share) path.
However, I went into the Norton configuration and set the "windows 2000
SMB"
to enable the same range specifically. This changed the browse so the
LinkStation appeared in the "Entire Network" list under my workgroup, but
it
didn't appear in the "computers near me" list. I then disabled everything
except the top level security with no change in behavior.

SMB is actually not directly related to the BROWSING.

Browsing is a NetBIOS feature. Investigate you NetBIOS
settings on each affected machine.

If you have more than one subnet you have a practical need
for WINS Server and every machine to be a WINS client.*

*Unless you wish to add manual entries to WINS server for
"servers" which cannot be WINS clients, or you wish to
build and distribute LMHOSTS files to (all) clients.

 

[Bud Curtis]

Thank you for your response. I just have one subnet. Another reply also
suggested NetBios. The Norton IS claimed NetrBios was wide open, but when I
changed it from any computer to my specific range of IP addresses the samba
system appeared in the file browser.

--
Bud Curtis
Colorado Springs, CO

Both Norton systems have a trusted IP range that include the LinkStation
and
I'm able to set up a share if I provide the access (\\lan-hd1\share) path.
However, I went into the Norton configuration and set the "windows 2000
SMB"
to enable the same range specifically. This changed the browse so the
LinkStation appeared in the "Entire Network" list under my workgroup, but
it
didn't appear in the "computers near me" list. I then disabled everything
except the top level security with no change in behavior.

SMB is actually not directly related to the BROWSING.

Browsing is a NetBIOS feature. Investigate you NetBIOS
settings on each affected machine.

If you have more than one subnet you have a practical need
for WINS Server and every machine to be a WINS client.*

*Unless you wish to add manual entries to WINS server for
"servers" which cannot be WINS clients, or you wish to
build and distribute LMHOSTS files to (all) clients.

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
Accelerated MCSE
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
[phone number on web site]

I just installed a Buffalo LinkStation (Linux Samba NAS) on my network and
was atempting to set up a shared printer. I have three systems. All are
W2K. One uses BlackICE, the others use Norton Internet Security 2004.

All of the systems, including the LinkStation samba, use the same
workgroup.
When I network browse on the BlackICE system the LinkStation appears.
When
I browse on either system using NIS the LinkStation doesn't appear.

Both Norton systems have a trusted IP range that include the LinkStation
and
I'm able to set up a share if I provide the access (\\lan-hd1\share) path.
However, I went into the Norton configuration and set the "windows 2000
SMB"
to enable the same range specifically. This changed the browse so the
LinkStation appeared in the "Entire Network" list under my workgroup, but
it
didn't appear in the "computers near me" list. I then disabled everything
except the top level security with no change in behavior.

When I disabled the whole thing, turning off Norton "Security" the
linkstation appeared on both lists when browsing the network. This let me
add the network printer setting through the "Add Printer" wizard. After
turning Norton Security the network printer still works fine so it appears
to be a set up issue for now. However, if I browse the LinkStation is no
longer visable.

Is there any way to inhibit what ever Norton Internet Security is
blocking?
Any suggestions would be appreaciated.