[jcifs] What will happen after wins server restart?

[Pizer Chen]

Hello, Christopher R. Hertel

Thank you again.
I am sure that the WINS server has not lost its databases.
Because everything is fine after restart the WEB server(Tomcat).

I think you are right, maybe it's caused by cache.

----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher R. Hertel crh at ubiqx.mn.org
To: Pizer Chen <pizer.chen at utstar.com>
Sent: 2003-4-8 10:36:33
Subject: Re: [jcifs] What will happen after wins server restart?
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> On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 10:09:36AM +0800, Pizer Chen wrote:
> > Hello, Christopher R. Hertel
> > 
> > Thank you for your quickly reply.
> > 
> > My confusion is that the WINS server has been restarted successful, the
> > WINS server is already standby.
> > Why jCIFS client software can't find the server?
> > 
> > I used linux box to run jCIFS.
> 
> Do you have a copy of Samba installed?  If so, try using nmblookup to test 
> the WINS server.  Like so:
> 
> nmblookup -U *.*.*.* -R myDomain
> 
> ...where *.*.*.* is the IP address of your WINS server.  :)
> 
> If you get the correct answer, then the WINS server is working properly 
> (and I don't know why jCIFS isn't getting an answer).  If nmblookup 
> *doesn't* get the right answer, then the problem is that the WINS server 
> lost its database.
> 
> There could be a problem with jCIFS' name cache, but I'd have to ask Mike 
> about that.  It's only a wild guess on my part.
> 
> Chris -)-----
> 
> > Second, the "*.*.*.*" means a ip address of my WINS server.
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Christopher R. Hertel crh at ubiqx.mn.org
> > To: Pizer Chen <pizer.chen at utstar.com>
> > Sent: 2003-4-8 9:51:02
> > Subject: Re: [jcifs] What will happen after wins server restart?
> > ===========================================================
> > > On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 09:28:27AM +0800, Pizer Chen wrote:
> > > > Hello, Gurus
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I used NTLM http filter here.
> > > > I found that when wins server restarted, the applications used NTLM http
> > > > filter could not be accessed.
> > > 
> > > Well, first off...  If you are using a Windows WINS server for name
> > > resolution and then you restart WINS, it will lose its database and won't 
> > > be able to resolve names.  If it can't resolve a name to an IP address, 
> > > then the jCIFS client software won't be able to find the server it needs.
> > > 
> > > Second...  Why do you have your WINS address set to "*.*.*.*"?
> > > 
> > > Chris -)-----
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Here is the configuration in web.xml
> > > >   <filter>
> > > >     <filter-name>NTLM HTTP Authentication Filter</filter-name>
> > > >     <filter-class>jcifs.http.NtlmHttpFilter</filter-class>
> > > >     <init-param>
> > > >       <param-name>jcifs.netbios.wins</param-name>
> > > >       <param-value>*.*.*.*</param-value>
> > > >     </init-param>
> > > >     <init-param>
> > > >       <param-name>jcifs.smb.client.domain</param-name>
> > > >       <param-value>myDomain</param-value>
> > > >     </init-param>
> > > >   </filter>
> > > > 
> > > > What happend here?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Samba Team -- http://www.samba.org/     -)-----   Christopher R. Hertel
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