Browsing [PLEASE]

[Rick Ridgeway]

On Friday 16 March 2001 10:59, Tom Beer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've asked this question some days ago but nobody answered
> me. Now I ask again. If it's a Problem with the 'data' included please tell
> me.
>
> I'll try to configure browsing on W2k and ME Clients.
> But every time I'll get a No such Workgroup error.
> All clients are in the same Workgroup (no cross Subnets)
> Samba is configured as local master browser and a guest
> user is set up. I read the BROWSING.txt and all I think I
> should have done I've done ;-). The Workgroup name is
> SYSTEM the samba server is daemon with IP 192.168.1.1
> Where does the UNICAST_SUBNET come from?
> Why is a _SAMBA_ netbios name added where I've never
> configuered this?
>
>
> Thanks Tom
>
> log.nmb reads as follows:
>
>   add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name __SAMBA__<00> with first IP
> 192.168.1.1 ttl=0 nb_flags= 0 to subnet 192.168.1.1
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3]
> nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:initiate_myworkgroup_startup(244)
>   initiate_myworkgroup_startup: preferred master startup for workgroup
> SYSTEM on subnet 192.168.1.1
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3]
> nmbd/nmbd_serverlistdb.c:create_server_on_workgroup(173)
>   create_server_on_workgroup: Created server entry DAEMON of type 40019a03
> (Samba 2.0.7 [daemon]) on workgroup SYSTEM.
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3]
> nmbd/nmbd_workgroupdb.c:initiate_myworkgroup_startup(273)
>   initiate_myworkgroup_startup: Added server name entry DAEMON on subnet
> 192.168.1.1
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:add_name_to_subnet(249)
>   add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name *<00> with first IP 192.168.1.1
> ttl=0 nb_flags= 0 to subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:add_name_to_subnet(249)
>   add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name *<20> with first IP 192.168.1.1
> ttl=0 nb_flags= 0 to subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:add_name_to_subnet(249)
>   add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name __SAMBA__<20> with first IP
> 192.168.1.1 ttl=0 nb_flags= 0 to subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:add_name_to_subnet(249)
>   add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name __SAMBA__<00> with first IP
> 192.168.1.1 ttl=0 nb_flags= 0 to subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:add_name_to_subnet(249)
>   add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name DAEMON<20> with first IP
> 192.168.1.1 ttl=0 nb_flags= 0 to subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:add_name_to_subnet(249)
>   add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name DAEMON<03> with first IP
> 192.168.1.1 ttl=0 nb_flags= 0 to subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:add_name_to_subnet(249)
>   add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name DAEMON<00> with first IP
> 192.168.1.1 ttl=0 nb_flags= 0 to subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:add_name_to_subnet(249)
>   add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name SYSTEM<00> with first IP
> 192.168.1.1 ttl=0 nb_flags=80 to subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:add_name_to_subnet(249)
>   add_name_to_subnet: Added netbios name SYSTEM<1e> with first IP
> 192.168.1.1 ttl=0 nb_flags=80 to subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
> [2001/03/11 16:18:01, 3] nmbd/nmbd_namelistdb.c:add_name_to_subnet(249)
>   Netbios nameserver version 2.0.7 started.
>   Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1998
>   doing parameter log file = /var/log/samba.log.%m
>   doing parameter max log size = 500
>   doing parameter name resolve order = lmhosts wins host
>   doing parameter keepalive = 30
>   doing parameter domain logons = Yes
>   doing parameter os level = 65
>   doing parameter preferred master = Yes
>   doing parameter domain master = Yes
>   doing parameter socket address =
>   doing parameter guest account = tom
>   doing parameter valid users = somebody
>   doing parameter directory mask = 0770
> [2001/03/12 20:45:18, 3] param/loadparm.c:lp_load(2805)
>   pm_process() returned Yes
> [2001/03/12 20:45:18, 3] nmbd/nmbd.c:reload_services(289)

paste in your configs.  you should assign your samba server a name like, the 
name of the machine.

<snip smb.conf>
        workgroup = someworkgroup
        server string = theserver
        netbios name = theserver
</snip>

Rick