No workgroups found on local network

[Bauke]

Hello,

I'm just starting with Linux (Suse 9.1). I have a windows network at home and I have now one Linux box in that network. Internet works fine. I can ping the other machines. When (on the linux machine) I click on Local Network I get two icons (one Windows network). When I click the windows network I get a message that no workgroup can be found on the local network. Messages may differ a bit because I'm using a Dutch version of Susu. Does anyone know why I cannot see (on the linux machine) the windows machine (and files)?
I must have forgotten something!

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Bauke

[XiaoKJ]

In linux you have to use samba to communicate with windoze boxes. By rights it should not be able to show them so easily.

I use LinNeighborhood which can automate matters. I can then mount those shares and use the printers. However, I cannot access them directly with nautilus.

[Bauke]

I indeed installed a Samba client and Lisa (couldn't find Linneighbourhood). Still no effect. Should I add Samba users (how and where?)

Bauke

[blobaugh]

to add a samba user you must first make an account for them on your machine

adduser username
passwd username

then add it to samba

smbpasswd -a username

though you should not need the users unless you are connecting to that machine. when you are connecting to a remote machine it uses whatever user you are logged in as

[blobaugh]

another thought:

try
smbclient -L //computername

that will cause it to look for the computer computername and then list everything it shares