[Samba] Samba Server in a WinNT 4 Domain

[Collins, Kevin]

Greetings all:

I currently have three Windows NT 4 domains.  I'm evaluating the switch
to either (at least) a mix of RedHat Linux or a total switch to RedHat.
For file serving processes, I'll utilize SAMBA.

For my first test, I've been looking at/trying to duplicate and then
replace the services of my least obtrusive server - our Proxy Server -
with an older workstation for the Linux machine.  One of the core
functions of this server (outside of Internet Access) is handling our
FTP site.  Currently I have the folders (directories) that house our FTP
site open to the Internal LAN so my users can deposit files on to them
without asking (bugging ;-) ) me.  So, of course I want to do this with
Linux/Samba.  I've got the machine running - using winbind to
authenticate users at the domain controllers and not locally.  But I'm
having a sporadic problems with the Linux machine "disappearing" from
network.

Let me try to be more specific:
Linux Machine info:
	Gateway 2000 GP6-350 (Pentium II 350) with 256MB of RAM
	2 Network Cards - 3Com 905CTX (eth0 "External"), Netgear FA311
(eth1 "Internal")
	RedHat Linux 7.3 (all latest patches from Red Hat Network
yesterday)
	SAMBA 2.2.6 (from samba.org yesterday)
	Built SAMBA with the "--with-winbind" switch