[Samba] Network Neighborhood
khobar
pnixon18 at cox.net
Tue Mar 25 01:54:40 GMT 2003
Hi Richard,
No, workgroup name is actually something else.
> 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.
Win98 clients are configured to use my Samba server for wins. I'm not
getting a lot in the way of log output, but it seems that the problem crops
up after Samba has been running for a bit. For example, I boot the Samba
server and within not too long all clients show up in NN on the Win98
systems. After a while, all systems will disappear from NN. When that
happens, I am able to use the "Find>Computer" feature to find all systems
*except* the Samba server. I presume this is because of the nature of things
and that if the Samba server were also running Samba client, then it would
also show up. As it is now, I can go into the Samba server and issue a
service smb restart and usually within not too long a time all the systems
show up in NN again. Then some time later they just disappear...again, etc.
As I mentioned, I'm not getting much in the way of log output, but here is
one entry that might be interesting:
[root at T samba] cat log.thinkpad570
[2003/03/24 10:46:25, 0] lib/util_sock.c:read_data(436)
read_data: read failure for 2426. Error = Connection reset by peer
That was about 8 hours ago and since then Samba has been restarted a couple
of times at least. I also made a change to the /etc/samba/smb.conf file in
that I commented out the remote announce line. Thinkpad570 is the laptop on
the wireless connection that's having problems.
Since this is a wireless LAN, it is possible the problem is elsewhere.
However, my old system which ran Mandrake 7.2 and an older wireless LAN did
not have this apparent problem.
Thanks,
Paul Nixon
>
> 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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