[Samba] "name_query failed to find name" when using broadcast address

[Joel Hammer]

I would walk through the DIAGNOSIS.txt trouble shooting guide.
Try "locate DIAGNOSIS.txt" to find it.
Joel

Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 02:38:16PM -0400, patti c. wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm trying to set up a Windows XP Pro client to connect to a Samba
> server (version 2.2.8) on a Redhat 8.0 linux box, but have been having
> trouble for the past 3 days. I have gone through Troubleshooting Samba
> at [http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/docs/Samba24Hc13.pdf] but I can't
> figure out how to fix the problem. I suspect that the broadcast address
> may not be the same on both boxes, but how do I set that in Windows XP?
> The problem may be something else, so I'll try to be as specific as
> possible:
> 
> The server ip is 10.0.1.201, named fizzlebox
> The windows ip is 10.0.1.2, named studio
> 
> My smb.conf:
> ************************************************************************
> *
> [global]
> 	log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> 	socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192
> SO_RCVBUF=8192
> 	preserve case = no
> 	domain master = yes
> 	hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 10.0.1. studio
> 	encrypt passwords = yes
> 	wins support = true
> 	netbios name = FIZZLEBOX
> 	server string = Samba PDC running %v
> 	workgroup = FIZZLE
> 	os level = 75
> 	security = user
> 	max log size = 50
> 	domain logons = yes
> 	log level = 3
> 	logon script = netlogon.bat
> 
> [homes]
> comment = Fizzle Samba Home Directories
> read only = no
> browseable = no
> 
> [netlogon]
> path = /home/netlogon
> read only = yes
> write list = patti
> 
> [public]
> path = /home/fizzle
> valid users = patti user root
> read only = no
> browseable = yes
> ************************************************************************
> ***
> 
> 
> - Both XP and Linux are able to ping each other by ip and hostname
> - ifconfig on Linux shows 10.0.1.255 as the broadcast address, mask as
> 255.255.255.0
> - ipconfig on XP shows NodeType = broadcast, subnet mask as
> 255.255.255.0
> - "smbclient -L fizzle" is able to list shares, as well as connect to a
> share while on the Linux server
> - "nmblookup -U 127.0.0.1 __SAMBA__" works fine, as does the same
> command with FIZZLEBOX
> - "nbtstat -n" on XP lists both STUDIO and FIZZLE
> 
> - This is where it goes wrong: "nmblookup -B 10.0.1.255 fizzlebox"
> returns "name_query failed to find name fizzlebox"; same happens when
> querying with "studio"
> - "nbtstat -A 10.0.1.201" on XP returns "Host not found"
> 
> 
> Also on the Linux box:
> - All users and machines have been added, passworded, and smbpassworded
> - Read, write, execute permissions have been set on all relevant folders
> 
> 
> On the Windows box:
> 
> - When trying to connect through My Computer -> Properties -> Computer
> Name -> change Domain to FIZZLE , I get "A domain controller for the
> domain FIZZLE could not be contacted"
> - Internet Connection Firewall is disabled
> - Applied WinXP_SignOrSeal.reg from samba.org
> - Local Security Settings: most Domain member settings are disabled
> - NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled
> - lmhosts file:
> ************************************************************************
> ***
> 10.0.0.201	fizzlebox   #PRE #DOM:DOMAIN-NAME
> 10.0.0.201	"FIZZLE         \0x1b"   #PRE
> ************************************************************************
> ***
> 
> Can anyone help? 
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> Patti
> 
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