Samba WINS woes

[Bob Dusek]

Hello all,

I've read some information on this list regarding WINS in the past, but
a search of the mailing list archives didn't turn up any matches for
this particular problem (I may have searched poorly).

Our network is split into a couple of different subnets, subnet1 and
subnet2.  Our Samba servers are on subnet1.  Our Samba Domain Controller
is setup as our WINS server and our print server.  The other Samba
servers are file servers.

Lately, we've been having occasional problems with printing.  Client
machines on subnet2 seem to lose all of their network printers (which
are simply shares on our PDC on subnet1).  So, I've been doing some
sniffing (ethereal) to try and see what the problem may be.  

One of the problems I've found is that our file servers aren't
registering with our WINS server.  Whenever a client on subnet2 queries
the WINS serveron subnet1

 "Name query NB EMPSRV <20>"

The WINS server responds:

  "Name query response NB 8.0.69.16"

AND, it sets the flags, stating: 

  "Requested name does not exist"

8.0.69.16 is not an address on our network.  

The client eventually resorts to a DNS lookup and then it resolves the
name.  But, I don't understand why the name isn't resolving via WINS. 
We have a couple of NT servers on our network, as well.  And, when
clients query the WINS server for their names, the names resolve via
WINS just fine.  I'm thinking I must have misconfigured our Samba
servers. 

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Bob


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