[Samba] HELP with nmbd problem!

[Michael Yacht]

I am running the diagnostics to figure out why my client machine can't talk to the samba server, here's what I was able to find out.

I went through the Hour 13 Troubleshooting from the samba.org web site (http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/docs/Samba24Hc13.pdf) and I got all the way up to section where you test nmbd, and found the following problem:


[root at server samba]# nmblookup -B 192.168.0.255 SERVER
querying SERVER on 192.168.0.255
name_query failed to find SERVER


What is annoying is that the client machine (MIKELAPTOP) is clearly seen in the broadcast.


[root at server samba]# nmblookup -B 192.168.0.255 MIKELAPTOP
querying MIKELAPTOP on 192.168.0.255
192.168.0.69 MIKELAPTOP<00>


What could cause this?  I have an incredibly simple smb.conf:


[global]
 workgroup = ICI
 netbios name = SERVER
 server string = Samba Server
 log file = /var/log/samb/log.%m
 max log size = 50
 security = user
 encrypt passwords = yes
 smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
 username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
 dns proxy = no

[home]
 comment = home directories
 browseable = no
 writeable = yes

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