Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 12:05:21 -0500 From: Glen Smith <gesmith@spcrepair.com> To: freebsd-questions@freeBSD.org Subject: Re: Attaching to a Windows peer-to-peer network without a domain Message-ID: <20050417170521.GA8876@spcrepair.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY106-F3364D238370419B13378ECB8280@phx.gbl> References: <BAY106-F3364D238370419B13378ECB8280@phx.gbl>
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Hi Ahost On Sun, 17 Apr 2005, Ahost Isco wrote: > Hello: > > Could someone tell me the steps necessary to connect freeBSD as a guest to > a Microsoft Windows peer-to-peer network that is running without a domain? > Windows has a network connectivity that doesn't require a domain > controller, DNS, or any of the normal network stuff. It uses a workgroup, > and an 'announce' to the group. All computers in the group see all the > other computers in the group. Computers can be added to the network by > simply attaching and powering on, and removed by simply disconnecting. It > is used practically exclusively for home networks behind a firewall, with > IP addresses that are not shared with the WAN. > > I would like to connect my freeBSD computer to such a network TEMPORARILY, > so I don't want to change their existing network configuration. The network > setting I'm wanting to connect to uses a TCP/IP protocol. Such networks are > limited in what they can do, but I don't want my freeBSD computer to end up > being a controller in such an environment. I seem to be having some > difficulty in setting this up. > > Samba is already installed. Can someone provide me with a command sequence > that would allow the connection to such a network as a guest, with the > ability to view the shared files / folders on this network? Check out the security directive in your smb.conf. "security = user" will set up a workgroup. Sincerely, Glen Smith -- IT/Network Administrator Smith's PC Repair & Consulting http://www.spcrepair.com
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