update on browsing problems

[Stephen L Arnold]

Hi all:

After a little more ad hoc testing (and looking at the log files 
again) I have a little more info, though not a solution yet.  I'm 
starting to get the feeling that it's something obvious I've 
missed...

After restarting samba, the nmb log shows this:

1998/12/16 13:23:41 *****   Samba name server RAMA is now a local 
master browser for workgroup IV&V on subnet 192.168.0.2 *****

Why is the subnet address the same as rama's IP address?  Is this 
normal?

The smb log shows a lot of this:

Can't open /dev/null
Get_Hostbyname: Unknown host. rama
open_oplock_ipc: Failed to get local UDP socket for address 
100007f. Error was Invalid argument

What the heck does this mean?  As soon as I start samba, the 
Network Neighborhood hoses up and eventually comes back with 
"Unable to browse network. Network busy."  If I kill samba, then 
Network Neighborhood comes back normal almost immediately.  Can 
somebody please point out my stupidity?

Thanks in advance, Steve  (smb.conf follows)

[global]
   workgroup = IV&V
   server string = Linux WWW/samba Server
   hosts allow = 192.168.0.  127.
   printcap name = /etc/printcap
   load printers = yes
;   printing = bsd
   guest account = ftp
   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
   max log size = 50
   security = user
;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>
;  password level = 8
;  encrypt passwords = yes
;  smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
  username map = /etc/smbusers
;  dead time = 15
;   include = /etc/smb.conf.%m
  socket options = TCP_NODELAY 
;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24 
;   remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
;   remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44
   os level = 65
   domain master = yes 
   preferred master = yes
;   domain controller = <NT-Domain-Controller-SMBName>
;   domain logons = yes
;   logon script = %m.bat
;   logon script = %u.bat
;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
;   wins support = yes
;   wins server = w.x.y.z
;   wins proxy = yes
   dns proxy = no 
  preserve case = yes
  short preserve case = yes
;  default case = lower
;  case sensitive = no
  mangle case = yes

[homes]
   comment = Your Home Directory
   browseable = no
   writable = yes
   alternate permissions = yes
   create mode = 0644

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
   guest ok = no
   writable = no
   printable = yes

# This one is useful for people to share files
[tmp]
   comment = Temporary file space
   path = /tmp
   read only = no
   public = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except
# for people in the "staff" group
[public]
   comment = HTML Document Tree
   path = /home/httpd
   public = yes
   writable = yes
   printable = no
   write list = root, admin, usera, etc

# This is the /usr/doc tree
[docs]
  comment = Linux docs
  path = /usr/doc
  public = yes
  writable = yes
  printable = no 
  write list = root, admin, usera, etc

[source]
  comment = Source Code
  path = /usr/src
  valid users = usera, userb, etc
  public = no
  writable = yes
  printable = no


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Stephen L. Arnold                        Senior Systems Engineer
ENSCO Inc.                        email:  arnold.steve at ensco.com
P.O. Box 5488                         www:  http://www.ensco.com
Vandenberg AFB, CA  93437             voice: 805.734.8232 x68838
                                               fax: 805.734.4779
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