[Samba] Re: nmbd as wins server

[Ilia Chipitsine]

>
>> Setting wins server or not does not change anything. The problem I
>> have is, that a system from a different subnet can't query the wins
>> server and wins.dat is empty (should be the pdc itself be in there?)
>>
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>
>
> Never use both "wins server" and "wins support" at the same time.  When you

hmm, maybe samba should complain (and not to start ?) when both of them is 
set ?

> specify a "wins server", you are telling Samba to go somewhere else to get
> it's WINS data.  When you tell it "wins support = Yes", you are telling
> Samba to be the WINS server.  Just remove the "wins support" entry from
> your config, then point your clients to the IP address of your Samba
> server.
>
> That should do the trick for you.
>
> Regards,
>
> Arnold Andrews
> Sr. Systems Administrator
> Seagate Technology
>
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