[Samba] No NT domain controller is available problem

[John H Terpstra]

Audrey,

How have you configured WINS? Have you read the
Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf? You might benefit from reading chapter 9.

Cheers,
John T.

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Andrey Oleinik wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have samba server 2.2.8a to act as a PDC on a mixed
> WinXP/Win2k/WinNT
> network.
> I joined all my workstations to the domain with no
> problem...  And users
> can login into the domain
> and access their folders/printers, BUT!!!  Every now and
> then they
> cannot log in getting error message
> that domain controller cannot be found....
>
> I'm trying to track the problem down :-) When I went thru
> the
> DIAGNOSIS.TXT, test #5 fails:
>
> [root at homo bin]# ./nmblookup -B CMP0094 '*'
> querying * on 0.0.0.0
> 10.10.8.4 *<00>
> [root at homo]#
>
> (Server name is "homo", client is "CMP0094",
> the servers IP is 10.10.8.4, the clients ip
> is 10.10.8.79)
>
> Shouldn't the above lookup answer with the clients ip?
>
> I have 2 Win2003 servers as domain members as well. Can that
> be the
> problem?
> I mean it seems like Samba 3.x may be the more appropriate
> to server
> Win2003 systems?
>
> Thanks!
> Andrey.
>
>
>
>

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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org