SAMBA digest 2017

[Ian Kremenic]

> We recently experienced "loss of service" with our Internet provider and as
> a result none of our PC's could log-on to Samba Shares. As soon as the
> service was restored all was well.
> 
> Questions: 
> 	Is DNS necessary to run samba?
> 	If not, how should naming be setup?
> 	Do all of the clients need forward and reverse entries?

I had similar problems recently--we do our own DNS, but I had screwed 
up the reverse DNS (read: gotten lazy and didn't bother with it).  
Once I properly did the reverse as well as forward, everything with 
Samba worked fine even when we were disconnected.

Hope this helps.

 
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Ian Kremenic, M.Eng.                   ian at nismat.org
Research Assistant/Network Admin.      http://www.nismat.org
Nicholas Institute for Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma

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