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HMR · 2009-02-13 19:41:15

Hi,

I just installed the beta 1 of Windows 7 build 7000 on my 2 PCs at home. So far so good.. the OS is pretty stable for a beta. Anyhow... everytime I've installed Win7 I just skipped over the "Homegroup' part thinking that b/c of my DNS-323 I wouldnt be able to utilitize the 'Homegroup' feature (where would I enter that I have a NAS that I want to be in the Homegroup?).

So my question is... am I wrong in thinking this? Can it be a part of a Homegroup? If so how do I go about adding it? Also... does anyone know what benefits could be gained by doing such a thing rather than using the traditional 'workgroups'?

Appreciate your feedback.

Regards,
HMR.

silversurfer · 2009-02-13 20:25:10

The "Home Group" is some proprietary feature of Windows 7 which is not available in Linux at the moment. It uses the services of the Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) and IPv6.

HMR · 2009-02-13 22:28:07

Thanks for the reply... so at this point the DNS-323 cannot be used with the 'Homegroups' of Windows 7?

silversurfer · 2009-02-14 12:08:33

I would say so.

This feature could be incorporated in Linux in the future but I doubt that anyone knows when.

As far as I understand the "Home Groups" feature it is another attempt of Microsoft to allow name resolution and presentation of services in small home networks. Netbios name resolution didn't work well, WINS requires a server to work well and DNS also requires a server. Server of course means a service to serve the requests of clients, not a server machine. For most people these services are too complicated to configure because they lack the knowledge about network design.

Last edited by silversurfer (2009-02-14 12:09:13)

mig · 2009-02-15 00:44:47

You can setup the DNS-323 as a WINS server very easily.
All you need to do is add

wins support = yes

to the [globa] section of smb.conf

Then add the DNS-323 ip address to the Advanced TCP/IP settings for the
network properties dialog box for your windows clients - or - add the DNS-323
ip address to the WINS server setting of your router (if your router's firmware
supports WINS servers)

For more information about using Samba as a WINS server see (section 7.3.3) of
http://oreilly.com/catalog/samba/chapte … 07_03.html

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