[Samba] Cross-subnet browsing...AGAIN!!!

[Robin Bowes]

Hi,

I've been struggling with getting subnet browsing to work on my home 
network for some time and have decided to give it another go.

This is my network configuration:

Internet ----- Cisco SOHO97
                (192.168.1.1)
                 | |       |
    +------------+ |       +----------------+
    |              |       |                |
    |      (192.168.1.5) (192.168.1.250)  (192.168.1.249)
    |          dude        batmobile        tosh
    |      (samba server) (XP client)     (XP client)
    |
(192.168.1.4)
Linksys WRT54GS
(192.168.4.1)
    |
    |
(192.168.4.147)
     tosh2
   (XP client)

The Linksys router is routing between networks - no NAT is involved.

I'm using the workgroup "HOME" and all XP clients are members of this 
workgroup.

My smb.conf is as follows:

# Global parameters
[global]
         workgroup = HOME
         server string = Samba Server
         guest account = ftp
         log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
         max log size = 50
         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
         os level = 255
         domain master = yes
         preferred master = yes
         local master = yes
         os level = 255
         dns proxy = No
         wins support = Yes
         ldap ssl = no
         remote announce = 192.168.4.255/HOME 192.168.3.255/HOME
         remote browse sync = 192.168.4.255 192.168.3.255
         cups options = raw
         name resolve order = wins,lmhosts,host,bcast
         hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 192.168.3. 192.168.4.

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

[printers]
         comment = All Printers
         path = /var/spool/samba
         printable = Yes
         browseable = No


[music]
         comment = Music files used by slimserver
         path = /home/slimserver/music
         write list = robin
         read only = No

[test]
         comment = Test share
         path = /home/test
         write list = robin
         read only = No

[cdrom]
         comment = DVD/CD Writer on Dude
         path = /media/cdrecorder
         read only = Yes

[slim]
         comment = Slimserver source tree
         path = /usr/local/slimserver
         read only = Yes

[apache]
         comment = Apache home
         path = /home/apache
         write list = robin
         read only = No

I've shutdown all XP machines and restarted samba (smbd and nmbd) then 
restarted all XP machines.

If I browse to My Network Places\Microsoft Windows Network\Home on each 
of the XP machines, here's what I see under Home on each machine:

Tosh2: Tosh2
        All shares on Dude under My Network Places
Batmobile: Batmobile, Dude
Tosh: Batmobile, Dude
        Some shares on Dude under My Network Places
        Some shares on Batmobile under My Network Places

What I don't understand is:

1. Why can't I see Tosh from Batmobile?
2. Why can't I see Tosh from Tosh ??!!
3. Why can't I see Tosh, Batmobile, or Dude from Tosh2?
4. Why can't I see Tosh2 from Tosh, Batmobile, or Dude?

Name resolution appears to be working (I can ping 
tosh|tosh2|batmobile|dude from tosh|tosh2|batmobile|dude)

Am I missing something?

R.
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