CANNOT BROWSE (the solution)

[Dave Lawson]

> Dave Lawson wrote:
> >
>> Here is log.nmb file:
> >> 1999/02/03 19:15:34 netbios nameserver version 1.9.18p10 started
> >> Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1997
>> 1999/02/03 19:15:35 becoming a daemon
>> Added interface ip=x.x.x.1 bcast=x.x.255.255 nmask=255.255.0.0
>> Added interface ip=127.0.0.1 bcast=127.255.255.255 nmask=255.0.0.0
>> making subnet name:x.x.x.1 Broadcast address:x.x.255.255 Subnet
>> mask:255.255.0.0
> > making subnet name:127.0.0.1 Broadcast address:127.255.255.255 Subnet
>> mask:255.0.0.0
>> making subnet name:UNICAST_SUBNET Broadcast address:x.x.y.1 Subnet
>> mask:x.x.y.1
>> making subnet name:REMOTE_BROADCAST_SUBNET Broadcast address:0.0.0.0
Subnet
>> mask:0.0.0.0
>> register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not
>> responding.
>> register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not
>> responding.
>> register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address x.x.y.1 is not
>> responding.
>> etc...

> WINS server not responding?! Have you got a WINS server? Something wrong
> with this WINS server - I guess ...

Thanks for your continued interest in this browsing problem. Yes we really
do have a NT wins server (although its not in my juristiction) and I've got
the right IP for it. Something wrong with WINS server? Definitely a
convenient place to blame.

>> workgroup = NT_DOMAIN01
>> interfaces = x.x.x.1/16 localhost
>> guest account = pcguest
>> security = share
>> dead time = 1
>> socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
>> local master = no
>> preferred master = no
>> wins support = no

>You don´t want WINS support? Have you tried to set this to YES?

Here is a snip from the smb.conf man page. 

wins support (G)
This boolean controls if Samba will act as a WINS server. You should not set
this to true unless you have a multi-subnetted network and you wish a
particular nmbd to be your WINS server. Note that you should *NEVER* set
this to true on more than one machine in your network. 

The way I read this, there should not be more than one WINS server on a
subnet, so I think I'll keep my setting to "no". Did I read this wrong? 

>> domain master = no
>> os level = 0
>> wins server = x.x.y.1

>Here you entered your WINS server! Have you tried to uncomment this
>line?

yes. wins server was always uncommented. smb.conf says the following:

wins server (G)
This specifies the DNS name (or IP address) of the WINS server that Samba
should register with. If you have a WINS server on your network then you
should set this to the WINS servers name. 

>> dns proxy = no
> >> wins proxy = no
> 
>hope this helps
>best regards
>rick

we'll lic this thing somehow i hope

Regards, Dave