Re: [PLUG] Ports needed to use Samba or MS networking functions

[Paul <emailme@dpagin.net>]

Jesse Huestis wrote:

> They are all WinXP workstations.  What was very cool was, when I typed 
> in the IP address when adding a printer on the remote system, the 
> printers share name popped up.  So there is information exchange.  I 
> think what is happening is, that since the computers are on a 
> different subnet, browser elections are not held amoung including the 
> one remote computer and, the computer registration is not propigated 
> with the information to browse.

That's it.  And using the lmhosts file to resolve names to IPs will 
allow you to browse the shares.

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