[Samba] Win98 join a PDC

[Van Sickler, Jim]

Make sure the clients/server have the server
info in their hosts/lmhosts files.

Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Moen [mailto:alexm at ndtel.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 6:02 AM
> To: samba at samba.org
> Subject: RE: [Samba] Win98 join a PDC
> 
> 
> Good information, and I will definitely investigate this.  However, my
> domain right now is in a test situation (working on replacing 
> an NT 4.0
> domain with this) and is not on our main network which does 
> consist of Cisco
> switches.  I have it set up on a small cheapo switch, 
> isolated from the main
> network, where the only thing that is on the switch is the 
> Samba box, the
> W2K box, and the W98 client.  Also, DHCP shows no signs of 
> any problems: the
> workstation gets an address with no delay.
> 
> Any other ideas that I can try?
> 
> Thanks!!
> 
> Alex
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: samba-admin at lists.samba.org 
> [mailto:samba-admin at lists.samba.org]On
> > Behalf Of Mac
> > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 4:58 AM
> > To: samba at samba.org
> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Win98 join a PDC
> >
> >
> > >From: Dirk Allaert <da at schaubroeck.be>
> > >To: Alex Moen <alexm at ndtel.com>
> > >Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> > >Subject: Re: [Samba] Win98 join a PDC
> > >Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 10:46:32 +0200
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Alex Moen wrote:
> > >> Wierd thing #1:  Windows 98 client will NOT connect on 
> first attempt:
> > >> type in username and password, hit enter, wait 2 minutes, failure
> > >> message.  Click OK on the failure popup, hit enter again 
> on the login
> > >> dialogue, wait another 2 minutes and client logs in almost
> > perfectly (by
> > >> almost: trouble with home directory %u thingie).  Any ideas?
> > >>
> > >I am not sure this is a samba issue. I have also seen this once a
> > >Windows NT 4 PDC and a somebody reported me this on a 
> Windows 2000 ADC
> > >(always with windows 98). Seemed to have to do with 
> networking stuff.
> > >
> > >
> > >I the Windows 2000 case, the guy that told me had 
> contacted CISCO (they
> > >were using a CISCO layer 3 switch) and CISCO changed some 
> stuff on the
> > >switch (don't know what). Same scenario for NT 4 case: 
> Baystack switch,
> > >PC's with Accton network card. Changed speed on switches 
> (half duplex).
> > >Problem did not completely disappear but sure improved.
> >
> >
> > This sounds highly likely.  The Cisco 'stuff' they changed 
> was probably
> > 'portfast'.
> >
> > See:-
> >
> > 	http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/12.html
> >
> > for an explnation of why it can tkae upto a minute for a 
> switch to start
> > passing packets after the PC has come up.  Also some (Cisco 
> specific)
> > steps you can take (with detailed instructions) to reduce 
> the problem.
> > [One of the steps is to twiddle duplex settings, but it's 
> the very last
> > thing to try].
> >
> >
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