[mythtv-users] OT: Samba (?) Issue

[Kirk Bocek]

On 10/9/2015 7:01 AM, Bert Haskins wrote:
> After bringing up a new myth box (mythbuntu 14.04, backend/nas only, 
> HDHR Prime ) I have a mythtv backend that is largely invisible to both 
> windows and linux.
> I can see "WORKGROUP" but nothing in it.
> smb.conf seems to be OK and video and recordings are 777.
>
> It does seem to be OK on Android apps
> All off my apps can see an Asus server on my net with no problems.
> BTW I can't find wins.dat on this box.
> BTW2 I wish that there was a wiki entry on this problem.
> I will volunteer to do the work if others will beta it for me.
> Thanks,

Looking through my setup, I realized I wasn't running nmbd, the name 
service daemon. I was only running smbd, the file server. Because my 
file servers are at fixed IP addresses and I have local DNS setup this 
wasn't a problem. I could still browse on my Windows machines to 
\\server1\area1 or whatever.

So, are you running nmbd? It's generally setup as a service separate 
from smbd.