NT 4.0 Servers not seeing SAMBA share

[DavidAtkinson at solectron.com]

Bob,
Firstly can the other NT machines see the PDC? If they can, then there is
likely already a WINS server present. Check in the PDC (you need to be an
administrator to do this) in the Network Control-Panel, Protocols Tab,
TCP/IP Protocol. In the TCP/IP dialogue go to the WINS tab and see what
server / servers are specified. The top one is probably the primary one, so
enter a line into the smb.conf file containing that IP. The format is

wins server = w.x.y.z 

where w.x.y.z is the IP. The only other way I know of that will allow the NT
boxes to find each other over a wan (or other routed network) is using an
lmhosts file. If this is how it is working, then you should seriously
consider going to a WINS based solution as lmhosts file can very easily get
out of sync and cause big headaches for the administrator. Even Microsoft
does not recommend them in networks much larger that their pier to pier
definition (10 machines)

-----Original Message-----
From: Stoddard, Bob [mailto:BStoddard at MorrisonProducts.com]
Sent: Sunday, 23 September 2001 8:16 AM
To: 'DavidAtkinson at solectron.com'
Subject: RE: NT 4.0 Servers not seeing SAMBA share


What is the proper setup of the Samba box as a wins server?  Still not
having any luck.

Bob Stoddard

-----Original Message-----
From: DavidAtkinson at solectron.com [mailto:DavidAtkinson at solectron.com]
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 7:58 PM
To: BStoddard at MorrisonProducts.com
Subject: RE: NT 4.0 Servers not seeing SAMBA share


Sounds like a routing problem. Do you have WINS setup? Routers usually will
not relay brodcasts, so you must use WINS resolution otherwise the remote
machines will not be able to see the Samba box. You can setup WINS using the
option

wins server = w.x.y.z 

where w.x.y.z is the IP address of your wins server (for example mine is
10.1.1.254)
or you could setup the samba box as a wins server. If you do just make sure
that you setup wins in the network properties of all the other windows
boxes.

-----Original Message-----
From: Stoddard, Bob [mailto:BStoddard at MorrisonProducts.com]
Sent: Saturday, 22 September 2001 1:18 AM
To: 'samba-ntdom at lists.samba.org'
Subject: NT 4.0 Servers not seeing SAMBA share


I have an RS6000 running IBM AIX 4.x and SAMBA installed.  I have setup a
number of shares that can only be seen locally by a NT 4.0 Server and
clients.  I cannot seem to see these shares from the other three NT4.0
Servers on the WAN.  Is there a problem with the way the share has been
setup in SAMBA?  The only difference I can see in the NT servers is the one
that can see and open the share is the PDC and exists on the same LAN as the
UNIX box.

Help.

Bob Stoddard