[Samba] Samba and netbios --- HEEEEELLLP!!!

[Rongyao]

Sorry I forgot to add one more point.
Configure your other clients to point to the correct
wins server..
I do it using dhcp to distribute the information.

Apart from using dhcp to distribute wins server ip, I
also distribute router(gateway) ip, dns ip..etc


--- Rongyao <eycheu at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Check out www.samba.org for documentation on Network
> neighborhood.
> 
> Maybe it is a good idea that you set up a WINS
> server.
> 
> in global section of smb.conf , enter
> wins support = yes
> 
> 
> --- Dmitry Voronov <dvoronov at uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> > Not DNS, NetBIOS over TCP. By name query, I didn't
> > mean DNS but NMB.
> > 
> > Dmitry
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Enrique Sanchez Vela
> > [mailto:esanchezvela at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:46 AM
> > To: Dmitry Voronov; samba
> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba and netbios ---
> > HEEEEELLLP!!!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  so, are you telling me windows (netbios) uses
> > standard tcpip DNS queries ? 
> > 
> >  I find that difficult to swallow since there are
> a
> > bunch of pcs not in the DNS, "visible" on the
> > network
> > neighborhood.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > esv
> > 
> > --- Dmitry Voronov <dvoronov at uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> > > Well, it does matter because that's the only way
> > the
> > > other machines know 
> > > you're there. They send out a name query for the
> > > domain name and if no 
> > > one responds, it's not there. Same with the name
> > of
> > > the machine. My 
> > > problem is actually a little different. After
> > > setting up the laptop at 
> > > home and bringing it to work, it worked
> perfectly
> > > fine. I just can't get 
> > > any other machine on the network to follow suit.
> > > 
> > > Dmitry
> > > 
> > > Enrique Sanchez Vela wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I have the same problem at the cust lan, I
> took
> > > the
> > > >samba server with me, set it up at home and it
> > > worked
> > > >perfectly at the first time, then took it to
> the
> > > >office it also worked, but when its time to
> take
> > it
> > > to
> > > >customer's office, it refuses to work.
> > > >
> > > > the only difference is related to tcp/ip name
> > > >resoultion but it should not matter.
> > > >
> > > >regards,
> > > >esv.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  -----Original Message-----
> > > >From: samba-admin at lists.samba.org
> > > >[mailto:samba-admin at lists.samba.org]On
> > > >Behalf Of Dmitry Voronov
> > > >Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:31 PM
> > > >To: samba at lists.samba.org
> > > >Subject: [Samba] Samba and netbios ---
> > > HEEEEELLLP!!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Wow, ok, whatever the problem is, I'm now
> pretty
> > > >convinced that it's 
> > > >over my
> > > >head. I am trying to setup samba as the PDC for
> > our
> > > >network. I cannot 
> > > >for
> > > >the life of me get it to work. I went home,
> tried
> > > it
> > > >on my laptop and 
> > > >it
> > > >worked in 15 seconds. I came to work, setup the
> > > server
> > > >exactly the same
> > > >and...nothing. "The domain either does not
> exist
> > or
> > > >could not be 
> > > >contacted"
> > > >blah blah. I've resorted to looking at the
> > details
> > > of
> > > >what's going on 
> > > >with
> > > >ethereal. I can see no difference in the way
> the
> > > two
> > > >machines register
> > > >themselves but the server does not respond to
> > name
> > > >queries, neither to 
> > > >its
> > > >netbios name nor the domain name. The laptop
> > does.
> > > I
> > > >am running way 
> > > >short on
> > > >ideas. I have tried Potato, Woody, Redhat 7.1,
> > 7.3.
> > > >7.1 is what's on my
> > > >laptop. I've tried 2.2.3a-something (6 I
> think),
> > > >2.2.4-2. No 
> > > >difference. I
> > > >tried duplicating the net setup of the laptop
> on
> > > the
> > > >server with no 
> > > >luck
> > > >(hostnames, static ip etc). I just don't get
> it.
> > IT
> > > >SHOULD WORK!!!!!
> > > >
> > > >Please help!!!
> > > >Dmitry
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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