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

[Rongyao]

Could I take a look at your smb.conf?

There are some files that you may find your answer to
your question.

Check out 
  1.
/usr/share/doc/samba-<version>/textdocs/BROWSING-Config.txt
  2.
/usr/share/doc/samba-<version>/textdocs/BROWSING.txt

--- Dmitry Voronov <dvoronov at uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> I could do that but it doesn't solve the issue as to
> why it's not working
> with netbios. It should and it does with my laptop.
> I don't like abandoning
> problems. There is a reason it's not working and I
> don't believe in voodoo
> magic (...yet).
> 
> Thanks,
> Dmitry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-admin at lists.samba.org
> [mailto:samba-admin at lists.samba.org]On
> Behalf Of Rongyao
> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 12:17 PM
> To: Rongyao; Dmitry Voronov; Enrique Sanchez Vela
> Cc: Samba
> Subject: RE: [Samba] Samba and netbios ---
> HEEEEELLLP!!!
> 
> 
> 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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