subnet browse lists

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, Scott Gill wrote:

> Hi,
>    I installed 1.9.17alpha5 with the hope of being able to collect/propagate
> browse lists from all subnets..I applied the namservresp.c patch. Still, I get 
> only the browse list from the SAMBA servers' subnet. The server is on the same 
> subnet as the NT DMB/PDC and NT WINS server. Here is the global section
> of my smb.conf (IP#s are left out to protect the innocent). Am I missing
> something??

what domain is the NT DMB/PDC in?  if this is the same then this will be 
part of your problem.
 
> Scott
> 
> [global]
>    workgroup = ENG_CHELMS
>    remote announce = ???.???.???.255

don't use this parameter except for announcements OUTside of your WINS 
server's NetBIOS responsibility.  e.g, over the internet to a _really_ 
remote subnet.

i hate the remote announce option.  can anyone tell?

>    local master = yes
>    preferred master = yes
>    domain master = no
>    os level = 33

these options configure your samba server as a greedy local master 
browser.  it will fight off even an NT server for the right to provide 
browse lists, on its local subnet, for (in this instance) the workgroup 
ENG_CHELMS.

if your NT server is in the same workgroup as your samba server, then use:

	local master = no
	preferred master = no
	domain master = no
	os level = 0

instead.

if your NT server is NOT in the same workgroup as your samba server, then 
use:

	local master = yes
	preferred master = yes
	domain master = yes
	domain logons = yes
	os level = 33


... and read the browsing documentation PLEASE.  i hate answering browsing
questions, except of the form 'having read the documentation, i still
can't get it to work.  what am i doing wrong?' (to which my response will
be 'bugger, it's not your fault: where is our mistake in the docs?')


keep in touch, scott - please let us know how you get on.

regards,

luke