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Samba&98 - more M$ pearls of wisdom...



Hi. 
Does any of you guys understand why this happens?

There once lived a linux box (RH 4.2, 2.0.34 kernel) that acted as a
router between 3 ethernet segments and had a samba server serving
out its guts over netbios (in turn over tcp/ip) to the local nets.

all the computers (98 hosts included) could see the the linux box as a
shared resource. (NT, 98 and 98OSR hosts needed a reg patch to use
cleartext passwords over Netbios). And there was much rejoycement.

Enter bridging code into the linux box's kernel.

it now acts as a bridge (WITH IP of course) between all 3 segments. it
works perfect, and everyone sees everyone, aside from the fact that 98
hosts on ALL network segments cannot see the linux (samba server and
bridge) computer as a shared resource over netbios. 95 can. other linux
clients can. just 98 cant. they see it as a tcp/ip host, can ping it 
and ftp/telnet into it. When running linux on one of those SAME hosts, the
linux command smbclinet DID see the bridge as a netbios shared resource. 

and to remind you the 98 clients saw it just fine b4 it started
bridging. 

Ideas?

                Regards
		Miki Shapiro <Aris>

             "I dont suffer from insanity... I enjoy every bloody moment."

						- Unknown source