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

[Chris Fischer]

Well, don't I feel silly now.  :-)

I didn't notice in the docs, but now that you mention it, it's rather 
obvious. Isn't hindsight great.

Thanks,

Chris


On Saturday 20 January 2001 19:51, Anders C. Thorsen wrote:
> don't point wins server =
> at the server itself! (PS: The documentation warns against this.. )
>
> --Anders
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-ntdom-admin at us5.samba.org
> [mailto:samba-ntdom-admin at us5.samba.org]On Behalf Of Chris Fischer
> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 2:51 AM
> To: samba-ntdom
> Subject: Joining Domain with W2K Fails with 'wins server =' Option Set
>
>
> 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