[Samba] Network Neighborhood

[khobar]

I've probably posted this before and don't recall getting a response.

Anyway, I am running Mandrake 9.0 and Samba 2.2.6 on my "server". The server
has 3 NICs for internet, wired internal net, and wireless internal net.

The problem: my Win98SE laptop cannot always see the server and thus does
not always have access to the printers attached to the server. Network
Neighborhood also seems to not function correctly as sometimes I see some
systems there and sometimes not and it seems to go up and down at random.
However, I don't seem to have any trouble using "Find>Computer" function
(other than with the server).

I also see this in my logs:

Mar 20 11:06:47 Server nmbd[1792]:   Doing a node status request to the
domain
master browser at IP 192.168.240.8 failed.
Mar 20 11:21:52 Server nmbd[1792]:   Doing a node status request to the
domain
master browser at IP 192.168.240.8 failed.
Mar 20 11:36:54 Server nmbd[1792]:   Doing a node status request to the
domain
master browser at IP 192.168.240.8 failed.

And received no response from the list. 240.8 is the ip of my Win98SE
laptop. How it's being identified as a master browser is anyone's guess as
it most certainly is NOT a MB.

I also see this which is similar to the above:

Mar 20 11:21:52 Server nmbd[1792]: [2003/03/20 11:21:52, 0]
nmbd/nmbd_browsesyn
c.c:get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail(509)
Mar 20 11:21:52 Server nmbd[1792]:
get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail:
Mar 20 11:21:52 Server nmbd[1792]:   Doing a node status request to the
domain
master browser at IP 192.168.240.8 failed.
Mar 20 11:21:52 Server nmbd[1792]:   Cannot get workgroup name.

I posted my smb.conf file previously, but I'll do so again.

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from localhost.Engineering (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2003/02/02 20:18:31

# Global parameters
[global]
        workgroup = workgroupname
        server string = Samba Server %v
        interfaces = 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.240.0/24
        security = SHARE
        encrypt passwords = Yes
        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
        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
        os level = 65
        preferred master = Yes
        domain master = Yes
        local master = Yes
        dns proxy = No
        wins support = Yes
        remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.240.255
        printing = cups

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        read only = No
        browseable = No

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        create mask = 0700
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s # using cups own drivers
(use g
eneric PostScript on clients).
        lpq command = lpstat -o %p
        lprm command = cancel %p-%j
        browseable = No

[paul]
        comment = Paul's Service
        path = /home/paul
        valid users = paul
        read only = No

[HP812C]
        path = /var/spool/samba
        read only = No
        create mask = 0700
        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s # using cups own drivers
(use g
eneric PostScript on clients).
        lpq command = lpstat -o %p
        lprm command = cancel %p-%j
        printer name = HP812C
        oplocks = Yes


I would very much appreciate some help on this as it is highly annoying that
my wireless network is unreliable only as it pertains to Samba. Please
advise. Thanks.

Paul Nixon