[Samba] Static Entries wins.dat/browse.dat
Jason Gray
jgray at bardelanimation.com
Fri Nov 5 02:54:49 GMT 2004
Well I found out how to fix the problem. I just needed to add "netbios
aliases = " to my smb.conf file and the server name appeared in my
browse list. If I could only learn to read the manuals : )
Jason
Jason Gray wrote:
> I've recently setup an iSCSI portal on my network and have taken some
> servers offline. However, due to the requirements of certain software
> programs I need to use UNC paths. I was able to fix this issue by
> adding CNAME into my DNS. I'm still finding that certain programs
> still require to view the browse list to find the appropriate server.
> Since CNAME doesn't link to the wins.dat or browse.dat lists I thought
> I could add a static entry into both. I followed the Samba-Howto on
> static entries but it seems that the entry disappears after a few
> minutes (the entry does appear on the Network Places browse list).
>
> Since the static entry is point to the same IP address as a physical
> server (iSCSI portal) could it be causing a conflict and therefore
> removed.
>
> Cheers,
>
--
Jason Gray
Bardel Entertainment Inc.
604-669-5589
jgray at bardel.ca
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