[CS-FSLUG] Curious about Linux networks

[Ed Hurst]

On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 13:49:30 -0600, Frank Bax <fbax at sympatico.ca> wrote:

>> This is the question I've had for some time now: How do you get WinXP to
>> "shutup" and quit broadcasting for a Samba share?
>
> Is it broadcasting, or searching?  This *might* help the searching part.
>
> - My Computer - Tools - Folder Options - View
>      - uncheck "Automatically search for network folders and printers".

Now that's an idiotic place to hide a network function!

It seems to have helped. I don't see near as much LAN noise right now.  
I'll watch things for awhile.

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Ed Hurst
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