Thread: Ubuntu/Samba not showing in Win7 Network Places, but accesable via \\server\sharename

i'm running ubuntu server 11.04, , samba. i'm trying samba browsable/discoverable via windows 7's equivalent of network places/network neighborhood.

can access server opening \\192.168.0.1\share or \\servername\share, not discoverable under network places.

reason have media players (wd tv live one) doesn't see shares, used when server showed under network places.

server in question standalone server. no domains/authentication etc.

samba config file:

code:

#======================= global settings =======================  [global]         security = user         encrypt passwords = true         map guest = bad user         guest account = nobody         netbios name = server         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m         load printers = no         passwd chat = *enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . #       obey pam restrictions = yes         passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u         passdb backend = tdbsam         dns proxy = yes         server string = server         unix password sync = yes         workgroup = workgroup         os level = 20 #       auto services = global #       syslog = 0         preferred master = yes         panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d         max log size = 1000         pam password change = yes #       usershare allow guests = yes         wins support = yes         local master = yes         preferred master = yes         name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast #       interfaces = eth0 eth1 #       bind interfaces = yes         so_rcvbuf=8192 so_sndbuf=8192         socket options = tcp_nodelay   #======================= share definitions =======================  [public]         comment = public share         path = /srv         browseable = yes         read = yes         guest ok = yes

there thread couple of months ago same issue, try looking think help.

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