Fokke Nauta

"Jim Krist" <jtkrist@jtkrist.com> wrote in message
news:j0k3j.14578$B21.12069@trndny07...
> Fokke Nauta wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I recently installed Ubuntu 7.10 on a PC. This PC is connected in a
Windows
> > network. All Windows PC's can see eachother when browsing the network
but
> > they can't see the Ubuntu box. I shared a directory on this Ubuntu PC.
From
> > a Windows machine I can access this map by "Run as 10.0.0.157" (the IP
> > adress from the Ubuntu machine). But I still can't see the machine when
> > browsing the Windows network.
> > The Windows PC's use Netbeui for internal communication and TCP/IP for
the
> > outside world. The Ubuntu box works fine and can even print over a
Windows
> > printserver.
> > How can I make this Ubuntu PC appear in the network for the Windows
PC's,
> > just like the other Windows PC's?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > With best regards,
> > Fokke Nauta
> >
> >
> I had a similar problem. It turned out to be caused by the software
firewall on my Windows PC. You might try turning off your Windows firewall
and see if that changes what you can see. If so, then look at the advanced
configuration of your Windows firewall to see what particular messages it
should not block.
>
> HTH
>
> Jim

Thanks. I turned off the XP firewall but it didn't change anything. Nice
tried!

Fokke