Joining Domain with W2K Fails with 'wins server =' Option Set

[Chris Fischer]

Hi,

It took the longest time, but I finally figured out why I could not get W2K 
to join a domain. Turns out the culprit is the 'wins server =' option. If I 
set this to the IP of the Samba server I get the following error:

"The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted". 
Commenting out 'wins server =' then restarting Samba allowed me to finally 
join a domain. Problem is that I need Wins support.

Of interst may be an excerpt from log.nmbd when 'wins server = 192.168.67.10' 
is turned on:

  *****
 
  Samba name server CHRISF is now a local master browser for workgroup C21 on 
subnet 192.168.67.10
 
  *****
[2001/01/20 17:30:13, 1] nmbd/nmbd_processlogon.c:process_logon_packet(70)
  process_logon_packet: Logon from 192.168.67.46: code = 0x12
[2001/01/20 17:30:13, 1] nmbd/nmbd_processlogon.c:process_logon_packet(70)
  process_logon_packet: Logon from 192.168.67.46: code = 0x12
[2001/01/20 17:30:15, 0] 
nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(180)
  process_name_refresh_request: unicast name registration request received 
for name ^A^B__MSBROWSE__^B<01> from IP 192.168.67.46 on subnet 
UNICAST_SUBNET.
[2001/01/20 17:30:15, 0] 
nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(181)
  Error - should be sent to WINS server


So, is there a way for me to have my cake and eat it too?  :-)

Regards,

Chris