How to Make Windows Network Visible to Linux Server Box?

Solution 1:

It is not clear what you are trying to achieve exactly: Do you want to mount a "share" from the windows box on the Linux machine?

For that you do only need the samba client, not a samba daemon.

To mount the share try mount -t cifs -o <username>,<password> //<servername>/<sharename> /mnt/point/ or any of the other methods described at Connecting to a Samba Share.

Nautilus and Konqueror provide options to browse a Windows network.

In Konqueror, Go -> Network folders -> Samba Shares

In Nautilus, Places -> Network -> Windows Network

Solution 2:

Well, after fiddling around with the samba configuration, it began to work. We have three workgroups here, and now I can see all of the computers in each workgroup from within the "Network" of the Linux machine's Places. I am even able to see the Macs on the network, too. I have retraced all of my steps but can't figure out now how to get it to not work!

If I figure out what I did, I will edit my answer.