Attaching to a Windows peer-to-peer network without a domain

[Glen Smith]

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 
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IT/Network Administrator
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