Problem with my 'master browser'

Gerald Carter cartegw at Eng.Auburn.EDU
Thu Oct 7 13:28:18 GMT 1999


DICE Network Consulting wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Configuration: NT1             (NT Server 4.0 SP4)
>                       Unix2          (samba 2.0.3)
> 
> Is this a normal behavior? My NT-Server and my 
> samba-server a fighting to be the master browser.

Which one do you want to win?  By the look of 
your smb.conf, I'm assuming you NT box is a PDC.
Therefore it should bethe domain master (and really 
the local master for its subnet as well).

> [global]
> 
>    security = server
>    password server = NT1 NT2
>    encrypt passwords = yes
> 
>    domain master = no
>    local master = yes
>    preferred master = yes
>    os level = 65

set 'local master' and 'preferred master' to no
set the os level = 0,

> 
>    interfaces =192.168.100.104/255.255.255.0
> 
> Thanks!





Cheers,
jerry
________________________________________________________________________
                            Gerald ( Jerry ) Carter	
Engineering Network Services                           Auburn University 
jerry at eng.auburn.edu             http://www.eng.auburn.edu/users/cartegw

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