Multiple WINS Servers Enhancement

[Chris Young]

I think that we need to consider that Samba is not just a SMB Server.  It is
being used by many as a Windows NT network client.  This means that the option
of having two WINS entries can be absolutely neccessary.  Just make certain
that the FAQ and documentation note the "no replication with Samba WINS Servers"
issue appropriately.

For many shops, Samba is being integrating into an existing Windows NT domain. 
With that in mind, it is important that Samba be able to use more than one WINS
server (especially when you consider how often a Windows NT server can go down
or have WINS corruption that makes WINS unavailable on the system).  I even
think that it would even be nice if there was a wins nsswitch library available
so that UNIX systems could use WINS to resolve hostnames.  This would make
indentifying Windows clients easier in alot of cases (but, that's a different
issue).

I like the enhancement.  I think that it should get incorporated.  I think we
need to stop babying Samba administrators this way.  Stop worrying about the
sap who hasn't done his homework and learns things the hard way.  Just like
everything in this entire world goes, if you misconfigure it despite the
AVAILABLE documentation, it is YOUR fault! (Just ask my dad who has built many
things without reading the directions.  He can turn a coffee table into an
entertainment center! :)

Just my input.

Chris

On Thu, 06 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> On Jul 7,  6:12am, Dave Olker wrote:
> > Subject: Multiple WINS Servers Enhancement
> >
> > Hello Samba Team,
> >
> > I decided to take a shot at writing the enhancement request to allow
> > samba to access more than one WINS servers.  The code base I wrote this
> > on is 2.0.6.  The enhancement involves changes to 5 files:
> 
> The only issue I would have is that Samba currently does not support WINS
> replication, so if the secondary server is a SAMBA WINS server it will not have
> the same name list as the primary.  This can cause some headaches.  The change
> should work if MS WINS servers are in use and replication is configured.
> 
> Further comments?
> 
> Chris -)-----
> 
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> Christopher R. Hertel -)-----                   University of Minnesota
> crh at nts.umn.edu              Networking and Telecommunications Services
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