client: browse doesn't work with only win98 in workgroup
Derrell.Lipman at UnwiredUniverse.com
Derrell.Lipman at UnwiredUniverse.com
Thu Feb 27 19:51:55 GMT 2003
Previously I wrote:
> It appears that name_resolve_bcast() does not find hosts in a workgroup if
> there are only win98 or win95 machines in the workgroup.
The method that's being used for browsing, where a cli_session_request() is
sent to the master browser, does not work if the master browser is a win98
machine. The win98 machine returns 0x83 (NEGATIVE SESSION RESPONSE). It does
work if the master browser is a win2000 machine, which returns 0x82 (POSITIVE
SESSION RESPONSE).
What is the proper procedure for browsing for hosts in a workgroup if the
master browser for the workgroup is a win98 machine? I can brute-force it
with "nmblookup -r -S <WORKGROUP>" which issues node status and various
things. Is that really the way to do it, and if so, is there a reason that
the smbwrapper code doesn't use that method rather than the
cli_session_request() method?
Thanks,
Derrell
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