AW: Machines not disappearing from browse list

[Rudolf Kollien]

I've exactly the same problem. My config looks similar to yours: 1 samba as
wins server (wins support=yes" on one segment, 1 samba as "wins server
client" (wins server = xxx). The "wins server client" never discards
machines from segment 1. I looked at the browse.dat and the wins.dat on the
server on segment 1. There are no entries of the shutdowned maschines. Only
in the files on server 2. I tried it with/without "remote browse sync" and
"remote announce". No change. May be "wins min/max ttl" will help. But as i
read in the man's, i didn't change this parameter. Maybe we are the only
users with this configuration (and problem). I posted this to the bug list
(PR#20872) but didn't get a response. The problem still persist in version
2.0.6.

As you wrote it is not a problem which makes sambe unusable. But give a good
answer a user who tries to connect to a machine on the other segment which
is shown in the network neighborhood and can not be reached.

Regards


System-Consulting Kollien
Rudolf Kollien

Email: Rudolf.Kollien at kollien.de
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> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Steffen Moser [mailto:moser at egu.schule.ulm.de]
> Gesendet am: Sonntag, 9. April 2000 21:57
> An: Multiple recipients of list SAMBA
> Betreff: Machines not disappearing from browse list
>
> Hello,
>
> we are using "samba-2.0.6" (running on linux-2.2.14 machine). On our
> client machines we use "Windows 9x". There are 2 network segments:
>
> Segment 1 (192.168.1.0):
>
>  - 13 Win95 client machines
>  - 1 samba-2.0.6 server ("fsa01") which is WINS, DMB and LMB in its
> network segment (192.168.1.0). This samba is also the login server for
> our Win9x clients.
>
> Segment 2 (192.168.3.0):
>
>  - 30 Win95 and Win98 client machines
>  - 1 samba-2.0.6 server ("fsc01") which is LMB  in its network segment
> (192.168.3.0).
>
>
> General information:
>
> - All machines (in all subnets) are using the WINS "fsa01" to resolve
> NetBIOS names.
>
> - All Windows machines don't participate the local master browser
> elections - I deactivated this, because our samba servers have to do
> these jobs (and -so far- they do it quite well). We only use the
> procotol "TCP/IP". There is no "NetBEUI" and no "IPX".
>
> - The two networks "192.168.1.0" and "192.168.3.0" are connected through
> a separate Linux router.
>
>
> Description of my problem:
>
>  - So far the browsing works quite well. All machines list each other in
> the browse list. The machines in network segment 1 "see" the machines of
> network segment 2 in the browse list without any problems and vice
> versa.
>
>  - But there is one problem left: The machines of network segment 2
> don't disappear from the browse list even if they are shut down and stay
> powered off for several days! In contrast to this behaviour the machines
> of segment 1 do disappear (as wanted) from the browse list after their
> shutdown.
>
> Of course, this is not a very serious problem (since the machines appear
> in the browse list), but it is quite annoying, when the browse list is
> full of shutdown machines.
>
> Here is the interesting part of "fsa01"'s samba configuration file
> (smb.conf):
>
> > [global]
> >     workgroup = EGU
> >     interfaces = 192.168.1.2/24
> >     name resolve order = wins lmhosts host bcast
> >     domain logons = Yes
> >     os level = 128
> >     preferred master = Yes
> >     domain master = Yes
> >     wins support = Yes
> >     hosts allow = localhost, 192.168.
>
>
> "fsc01"'s file is listed here:
>
> > [global]
> >     workgroup = EGU
> >     interfaces = 192.168.3.2/24
> >     name resolve order = wins lmhosts host bcast
> >     os level = 128
> >     preferred master = Yes
> >     wins server = 192.168.1.2
> >     hosts allow = localhost, 192.168.
>
>
>
> My question is:
>
>  - Is there anyone who had a similar problem and is there any solution
> for? Is this caused by a bug in the browsing system? Or seems the reason
> to be a misconfiguration of my samba servers?
>
>  - Is it possible that the parameters "remote browse sync" and "remote
> announce" are able to solve the problem? I haven't tried this out, yet
> (but I will).
>
> I would be glad if someone can give me a useful hint!
>
> Best regards,
> Steffen
>