[Samba] Network Neighborhood

[richard]

is this really your workgroupname ?
workgroup = workgroupname
are your w98 clients configured to use your wins server ?
re check your config in smb.conf AND client settings
Richard Coates.

On Tue, 2003-03-25 at 04:03, khobar wrote:
> 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
> 
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