Check for master browser

[Munsterman, Kevin]

Check to see if the Nt server has a netbios scope on the wins some systems
needed to setup scopes to use over different subnets?

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Egli [mailto:cybrgeek at xmission.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:24 PM
To: samba at samba.org
Subject: Check for master browser


Hey folks,

I'm having a hard time getting Samba to become a Master Browser for multiple
subnets. Here's the machine setup:

                             [SAMBA]
                            /                \
                        eth0            eth1
                    10.0.0.1        209.254.33.2
                    /                             \
                (Private network)     (Internet)

The samba machine wins the election on the 10.0.0.1 side just fine, but not
on the 209.254.33.2 side. IT CAN see the machines on that side. I know
because the log.nmb shows an entry: check_for_master_browser_success: Local
master browser for workgroup OFFICENET exists at IP 209.254.33.4. That IP
belongs to a Windows NT exchange server. I cannot take it offline or move
the workgroup because that would invalidate the exchange server which the
company uses for all their email. I do not understand why the Windows NT
machine is winning the election tho. It's just WinNT server, and samba has
an OS Level of 255 and prefered master = yes. I will include my smb.conf
file for anyone who cares to look at it. I'm at a loss here on how to force
209.254.33.4 to LOOSE the election. I do NOT want it to be the master
browser. I want the Samba machine to be the master browser for BOTH
networks. I have a feeling its something to do with the setup on THAT
machine because there is also a Win2000 server on that network, and it is
not the master browser. Only the .4 machine (exchange server) is the master
browser.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
-- Dan