problems with multiple samba servers in 1 domain

[Scott Smith]

So I fixed my problem.  I had to add

wins server = 10.2.255.19 # address of my wins server

to the smb.conf on the server that was having problems.  Restarted samba,
rebooted clients, and it worked just fine.

Scott

On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Rashkae wrote:

>
> Hi Scott... What IP address is the Server on?
>
> Make sure you can ping the server from your workstation, then try
> smbclient -L PIXO_NET -I insert_ip_address_here
>
> And let us know what happens.
>
>
> Do your clients have an lmhosts file or do they rely on a WINS server to
> find Servers on different Subnet?
>
>
> On Wed, 4 Apr 2001, Scott Smith wrote:
>
> > HI,
> >
> > I've got a samba server acting as wins server and domain / local master.
> > It has a few shares which can be accessed fine.  It is running FreeBSD
> > w/samba 2.0.7.
> >
> > I have another machine running Linux w/2.0.7 that has a couple shares that
> > is also accessed with no problems.
> >
> > I have a third Linux machine w/2.0.7 that just doesn't seem to want to
> > work when I give it a certain netbios alias.  I have tried moving the
> > netbios alias to one of the other 2 machines and it worked just fine.  I
> > guess the best way for me to describe it is to paste my configs and some
> > output from smbclient..
> >
> > This is the domain master ------>
> >
> > <<
> > [global]
> >         workgroup = DOMAIN
> >         printer driver file = /usr/local/etc/printers.def
> >         max log size = 5000
> >         domain master = yes
> >         guest account = nobody
> >         socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> >         netbios aliases = krypton
> >         netbios name = marilyn
> >         local master = yes
> >         preferred master = yes
> >         domain master = yes
> >         security = share
> >         map to guest = bad user
> >         printer driver location = \\marilyn\pdrivers
> >         os level = 65
> >         username map = /usr/local/etc/smbusers
> >         server string = File Server
> >         wins support = yes
> >         remote announce = 172.16.63.255 10.2.255.255
> > >>
> >
> > This is the Linux machine that works fine ----->
> >
> > <<
> > [global]
> >         dns proxy = no
> >         security = user
> >         workgroup = DOMAIN
> >         server string = Web Staging Server
> >         socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> >         netbios aliases = staging
> >         netbios name = Mercury
> >         max log size = 500
> >         preferred master = no
> >         local master = no
> > >>
> >
> > This is the Linux machine that has problems ----->
> >
> > <<
> > [global]
> >         dns proxy = no
> >         security = user
> >         workgroup = DOMAIN
> >         server string = intranet web server
> >         socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> >         netbios aliases = pixo_net
> >         netbios name = carbon
> >         preferred master = no
> >         username map = /etc/smbusers
> >         local master = no
> > >>
> >
> > Here is the problem I am seeing ---->
> >
> > <<
> > smbclient -L marilyn (domain master) correctly shows:
> >
> >         PIXO_NET             intranet web server
> > >>
> >
> > smbclient -L PIXO_NET correctly shows ----->
> >
> > <<
> > scott at carbon:~% smbclient -L PIXO_NET
> > added interface ip=10.2.255.16 bcast=10.2.255.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
> > Got a positive name query response from 127.0.0.1 ( 10.2.255.16 )
> > Password:
> > Anonymous login successful
> > Domain=[TACIT] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.0.7]
> >
> >         Sharename      Type      Comment
> >         ---------      ----      -------
> >         Web_files      Disk      Pixo net web files
> > >>
> >
> > HOWEVER, if I am on a different subnet, then I get:
> >
> > <<
> > asdf% smbclient -L PIXO_NET
> > added interface ip=172.16.0.254 bcast=172.16.63.255 nmask=255.255.192.0
> > Connection to PIXO_NET failed
> > asdf%
> > >>
> >
> > If I take out pixo_net from netbios aliases on the broken linux machine
> > and put it on EITHER two other machines, then it works just fine! i access
> > pixo_net just fine.  Windows machines from the other subnet can see the
> > pixo_net server alias when they go to entire network, but Windows says it
> > is unavailable.
> >
> > Help?
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >
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