Loss of browsing with Samba 2.0.6

[abeattie at wsatkins.co.uk]

Hi,

I recently upgraded from Samba 2.0.4 to Samba 2.0.6, and have had a problem
with browsing. My Sun Ultra450 (Solaris7) is controlling all aspects of
network browsing, and I had no problems before.

Occasionally, all of Network Neighbourhood will disappear. This message
appears in log.UNKNOWN in my samba logs:

[1999/12/14 15:55:27, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(47)
send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup BRISTOL on subnet
193.117.25.100
[1999/12/14 15:55:29, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(47)
send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup BRISTOL on subnet
193.117.25.100
 [1999/12/14 15:55:32, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(47)
send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup BRISTOL on subnet
193.117.25.100
[1999/12/14 15:55:34, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(47)
send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup BRISTOL on subnet
193.117.25.100
[1999/12/14 15:55:36, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:send_election_dgram(47)
send_election_dgram: Sending election packet for workgroup BRISTOL on subnet
193.117.25.100
 [1999/12/14 15:55:36, 2] nmbd/nmbd_elections.c:run_elections(211)
run_elections: >>> Won election for workgroup BRISTOL on subnet
193.117.25.100 <<<
[1999/12/14 15:55:36, 2]
nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_browser(538)
become_local_master_browser: Awaiting potential browser state. Current state
is 4


This will then repeat, but NN will not come back unless I stop and start
Samba.

Here are the browsing related bits of smb.conf:

	os level = 65
	domain master = yes
	local master = yes
	preferred master = yes
	remote announce = 10.252.6.253 10.147.6.255
	workgroup = bristol
	server string = Fitter. Happier. More Productive (Samba %v)
	wins support = yes
	name resolve order = wins hosts lmhosts bcast
	deadtime = 15
	guest account = nobody

Has anyone else had problems with this? Any suggestions gratefully received.
I'm on the digest list so please cc any replies directly to me so that I get
them quicker.


Thanks,


Asa

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Asa Beattie, IT Systems Administrator
WS Atkins Consultants
220 Aztec West, Bristol BS32 4SY
01454 628729
abeattie at wsatkins.co.uk