Problems with nmblookup

[Martin Huber]

it looks like nmblookup ignores the resolve specifications from smb.conf. 
but if you try 
	smbclient //john/c$ -d5 
it should use it. You can see the name resolution steps in the first few
lines.
it you type 
	nmblookup -R -U 127.0.0.1 john
on your samba-machine you can query the wins server for john.

martin

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: john.rooke at lpsystems.com [mailto:john.rooke at lpsystems.com]
> Sent: Montag, 4. Oktober 1999 11:45
> To: martin-n.huber at ubs.com; samba-ntdom at samba.org
> Subject: UNAUTHENTICATED: Re: Problems with nmblookup
> 
> 
> I have noticed this broadcast too. I thought the default was 
> to look at the
> hosts table.
> 
> I attach my smb.conf to see if anyone can see what is wrong. 
> I have set wins
> support and dns proxy and it still seems to insist on a 
> broadcast to resolve
> netbios names. I have even tried it with the name resolve 
> order = lmhosts
> host wins bcast and this makes no difference!
> 
> What is wrong with it?
> 
> John.
> 
> martin-n.huber at ubs.com wrote:
> 
> > Are you sure, that your
> >         nmblookup -d20 john
> > does a wins query?
> > It seems it does a broadcast. We have a NT-based WINS server
> > in another subnet than the samba box, and I had to:
> >         nmblookup -R -U wins-address hostname
> > in order to do a wins query. That is with v2.0.5a.
> > Perhaps you could try that to debug the wins entry.
> >
> > A possible workaround could be to "enable DNS for Windows 
> resolution"
> > on the WinNT-boxes (control panel - network - protocols - 
> tcp/ip - wins)
> > in order to lookup the netbios-names in the DNS as well.
> >
> > Martin
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: john.rooke [mailto:john.rooke at lpsystems.com]
> > > Sent: Donnerstag, 30. September 1999 11:42
> > > To: samba-ntdom
> > > Subject: FW: UNAUTHENTICATED: Problems with nmblookup
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I've nearly got everything working here with our SuSE 
> Linux 6.0 based
> > > samba 2.1-prealpha PDC and NTW4.0 network. The only remaining
> > > problem is
> > > I can't connect to shares on a NTW4.0 PC called john. All
> > > other PC's on
> > > the network are OK.
> > >
> > > I have traced this down to a problem with WINS in that if I do a
> > > nmblookup -d20 john I get the output below.
> > >
> > > I have wins support = Yes and dns proxy = Yes in smb.conf 
> and can ping
> > > john OK from the Linux server. It seems to be something to do with
> > > NetBios names.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions as to how I can fix this would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > John.
> > >
> > > doing parameter dns proxy = Yes
> > > pm_process() returned Yes
> > > lp_servicenumber: couldn't find homes
> > > Added interface ip=10.1.1.13 bcast=10.1.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
> > > bind succeeded on port 0
> > > Socket opened.
> > > Sending queries to 10.1.1.255
> > > nmb packet from 10.1.1.255(137) header: id=7487 opcode=Query(0)
> > > response=No
> > >     header: flags: bcast=Yes rec_avail=No rec_des=Yes 
> trunc=No auth=No
> > >     header: rcode=0 qdcount=1 ancount=0 nscount=0 arcount=0
> > >     question: q_name=JOHN<00> q_type=32 q_class=1
> > > Sending a packet of len 50 to (10.1.1.255) on port 137
> > > nmb packet from 10.1.1.255(137) header: id=7487 opcode=Query(0)
> > > response=No
> > >     header: flags: bcast=Yes rec_avail=No rec_des=Yes 
> trunc=No auth=No
> > >     header: rcode=0 qdcount=1 ancount=0 nscount=0 arcount=0
> > >     question: q_name=JOHN<00> q_type=32 q_class=1
> > > Sending a packet of len 50 to (10.1.1.255) on port 137
> > > nmb packet from 10.1.1.255(137) header: id=7487 opcode=Query(0)
> > > response=No
> > >     header: flags: bcast=Yes rec_avail=No rec_des=Yes 
> trunc=No auth=No
> > >     header: rcode=0 qdcount=1 ancount=0 nscount=0 arcount=0
> > >     question: q_name=JOHN<00> q_type=32 q_class=1
> > > Sending a packet of len 50 to (10.1.1.255) on port 137
> > > name_query failed to find name john
> > >
> > >
> 
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> John Rooke
> Director
> L&P Systems Limited
> john.rooke at lpsystems.com
> 
>