On 16/07/2019 18:47, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:09:35 +0200, Fokke Nauta 
> declaimed the following:
>
>> The only thing I notice is when I scan our LAN. There are several pc's
>> and they all show the workgroup name "WORKGROUP". The Pi however shows
>> the workgroup name "RASPBERRYPI  d". I don't know where this comes from.
>> How can I change this into the same "WORKGROUP"?.
>>
>
>  Workgroups are mostly a Windows networking feature.
>
> https://www.lifewire.com/definition-of-workgroup-816285
>
>  For non-Windows, your are likely looking at configuration files for
> Samba (SMB protocol)
>
>
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Samba/Configuring_a_Workgroup_from_the_Shell_with
_Samba
>
> Hmmm -- interesting, the config file on my R-Pi3 IS configured as
> "WORKGROUP"
>
> -=-=-=-
> md_admin@microdiversity:~$ cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
> #
> # Sample configuration file for the Samba suite for Debian GNU/Linux.
> #
>   
> #======================= Global Settings =======================
>
> [global]
>
> ## Browsing/Identification ###
>
> # Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part
> of
>     workgroup = WORKGROUP
>
> # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
> -=-=-=-

In my config file it says:

[global]

workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = RASPBERRYPI

That should be OK, to my opinion.

>
>  OTOH; I don't believe I have Samba running on that device (it does not
> show up in the Win10 Network list -- whereas the R-Pi3 running the Pi-Star
> software DOES appear under "WORKGROUP"; going to see what happens if I edit
> the config to my IMPERIUM group and reboot)
>
>

Getting curious!

Fokke

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