Samba server not being seen on other subnets.

Joel Hammer Joel at HammersHome.com
Mon Sep 17 15:04:03 GMT 2001


Don't know for sure, this is tricky. 
You have a wins server. Do the windows boxes use that wins server?
With smbclient -L winsserver, does you linux box show up?
Would making an entry in lmhosts change anything?
What are you using for a router?
Joel


On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 04:31:16PM -0500, Russ Ward wrote:
> 1. I have a samba server which works great in its subnet, but isn't visible
> to windows machines in other subnets.  It is samba 2.2.1a running on a
> RedHat 7.1 box.  any ideas? 
> 
> 2. Also I upgraded from samba 2.0.7 to 2.2.1a and lost logging.  I have
> increased the logging level without a fix.
> 
> I would appreciate any help you would be able to give.
> 
> Here is a copy of smb.conf(atleast the important part)
> 
> [global]
>         workgroup = PRINT
>         netbios name = PRINT
>         netbios aliases = print
>         server string = Print Server [%v]
>         encrypt passwords = Yes
>         restrict anonymous = Yes
>         domain logons = Yes
>         os level = 100
>         preferred master = yes
>         domain master = Yes
>         wins server = 130.18.17.40
>         hosts allow = 130.18.196. 130.18.197. 130.18.216. 130.18.217.
>         hosts deny = 130.
>         printing = lprng
>         print command = /usr/bin/lpr  -P%p -r %s
>         lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq  -P%p
>         lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p %j
>         lppause command = /usr/sbin/lpc hold %p %j
>         lpresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc release %p %j
>         queuepause command = /usr/sbin/lpc  -P%p stop
>         queueresume command = /usr/sbin/lpc -P%p start
>         share modes = No
>         log level = 5
>         remote announce = 130.18.217./PRINT 130.18.216./PRINT
> 130.18.196./PRINT 130.18.197./PRINT
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Russ Ward




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