[Samba] Samba wins

[Alexander Kuznetsov]

MMI> Browsing network nothing is work by wins-server. Wins not colect any
MMI> browsing info!
MMI> Wins only translate name to ip for all workgroup clients that have set this
MMI> one wins.
MMI> Then all clients in all nets and workgroups can use \\name\service ok but
MMI> not all browse network ok.
MMI> When you need browse ok you must route broadcast trafic or you must have in
MMI> all subnets one samba server
MMI> with browse master and browse sync setup ok.
MMI> Wins server can by only one.
MMI> Try read chapter 2.4.1 on
MMI> http://us2.samba.org/samba/ftp/cvs_current/docs/htmldocs/improved-browsing.h
MMI> tml

"If after several attempts of nothing it turns out, read, at last, the instruction." :))

Big thanks. All problem is solved.


MMI> ----- Original Message -----
MMI> From: "Alexander Kuznetsov" <iam at alz27.nnov.ru>
MMI> To: "Marian Mlcoch, Ing" <mm at tsmp.sk>
MMI> Cc: <samba at samba.org>
MMI> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 10:24 AM
MMI> Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba wins


>> MMI> You dont need diferent wins-server for diferent groups this is poor
MMI> idea
>> MMI> best is only one wins. Then clients work ok on all workgroups.
>>
>> Ok. But in the different ethernet-network clients can't browse computers
>> in another workgroup, because wins-server belong to only one workgroup
>> and not collect browse info about another workgroups.
>>
>> Can samba help me in this way ?
>>
>> MMI> ----- Original Message -----
>> MMI> From: "Alexander Kuznetsov" <iam at alz27.nnov.ru>
>> MMI> To: "Gerald (Jerry) Carter" <jerry at samba.org>
>> MMI> Cc: <samba at samba.org>
>> MMI> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 10:35 AM
>> MMI> Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba wins
>>
>>
>> >> >> >From my understanding Samba WINS can only be a standalone
MMI> server -there is
>> >> >> no code to communicate with other WINS servers.
>> >>
>> >> G(C> Correct.  There is some experimental WINS replication code in
MMI> HEAD.
>> >> G(C> Feel free to play around with it.
>> >>
>> >> In another words, if I won't use two workgroups with different names
>> >> with samba-wins-server in each group, clients in different group can't
>> >> access client in another group, because samba-wins-server can't
MMI> exchange wins-reconds
>> >> between himself ?
>> >>
>> >> This future in TODO ? :)
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