[Samba] nmbd question

[John H Terpstra]

On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, khobar wrote:

> Thanks,
>
> After checking network parameters on all systems as suggested, I turned to
> my wireless LAN configuration after noticing something funny with the way it
> initialized. For some reason the wireless LAN apparently was initializing
> with a combination of old and new drivers. I have resolved that, and it
> would appear that I may, just may, have also resolved the Samba issue. First
> of all, Network Neighborhood has stayed up all day through various power
> cycles of the laptop. I also have NOT received any node status messages
> relating to the laptop being a Browse Master (it is not!). I also have
> received few WEP/deWEP errors since this morning.
>
> > Now please confirm that ALL your MS Windows clients TCP/IP configuration
> > has the IP addres of the samba server added to the WINS address.
>
> Done. They were properly configured but I checked just to be sure.
>
> > Why are you using SHARE mode security? This alone will give you problems
> > with WinXP. Suggest you use USER mode security.
>
> I'm using SHARE mode as I seem to recall having some problems with a Win95
> laptop with a Samba configuration from a long time ago and just have kept
> it. I will experiment with changing it to USER.
>
> > >         passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n
> *ReType*new*UNIX*password*
> > > %n\n
> > >         unix password sync = Yes
> > >         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> > >         max log size = 50
> > >         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> > >         printcap name = lpstat
> >
> > printcap name = CUPS
> >
> > Means your cups printers are directly available. The printer share
> > [HP812C] is not needed then.
>
> Thank you. I'll remove the [HP218C] share, but please tell me what changing
> the printcap name does. I have an entry "printing = cups" and the print
> command is lpr-cups. Please clarify.

Setting "printing = CUPS" causes samba (so long as it was compiled with
the cups libraries present, and linked with them) to interface directly to
CUPS. CUPS printers are automatically exposed. Also, the printing commands
are disabled because samba interfaces directly with CUPS. See the
Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf in the Samba-HEAD branch for more information
on CUPS plus Samba.

- John T.
-- 
John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org