how can i change net mask while using dhcp??

innerwisp · 2008-03-17 23:00:34

Hi guys! Newbie here. I am having a problem that i can't find an answer to. I am in a college network with dhcp. in this network we have many workgroups. I can see all of them. But i can only explore 2 of the 17 workgroups. I am guessing it is the subnet mask but i am not sure.
here is the relevant part of rc.conf

HOSTNAME="innerwisp"
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
ROUTES=(!gateway)
#NET_PROFILES=(template)

and here is smb.conf

[global]
workgroup=b2
security = user
dns proxy = no
restrict anonymous = no
domain master = no
preferred master = no
max protocol = NT
acl compatibility = winnt
ldap ssl = No
server signing = Auto
workgroup = b2

and the weird thing is that b2 is not one of the workgroups that i can explore

And one more question. I tried to set up the network from control centre-->Internet&Network-->network settings. there i get the message: your platform is not supported. plz chose one of the following distro's. which should i choose?

I would really appreciate any help cause for the past 4 hours i have been trying and searching with no result.
I am sorry if something like this has already been posted, but if it has i must have missed it

Last edited by innerwisp (2008-03-17 23:01:36)

.:B:. · 2008-03-17 23:07:28

Netmask is set by the DHCP server, it broadcasts this info to the clients requesting an IP. You cannot change it.

innerwisp · 2008-03-17 23:12:10

ohh. then what could be wrong? things like this force me to use vista.......

bsdson.tw · 2008-03-18 02:44:14

Your rc.conf seems correct. And I believe that is not a "network" problem.

But sorry that I know a few about Samba.
How about trying:
fusesmb
smb4k
smbclient
xsmbrowser

BR, bsdson.tw

innerwisp · 2008-03-18 15:12:11

Well I guess u can say problem solved. the problem must have been with the DNS cause smb://192.168.0.xxx works. I only need to explore the three main servers so I dont need to figure out what the problem with the dns is. Thank u for your help guys!

decimal · 2008-03-18 17:34:27

If you care to try, http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/ch … 07_03.html .

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how can i change net mask while using dhcp??

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