[Samba] Re: Samba stops working after moving machines

[Arnold.O.Andrews at seagate.com]

> A client changed offices.
> Upon connecting the machines at the new location samba is not working.
> In particular I am getting an error:
>
> Workgroup is not accessible. You may not have permissions
> to use this network resource.
>
> Network path is not found.
>
> The only difference between the previous location and the current is that

> they have not gotten internet connection in the new location yet. Other
> than that all the equipment is the same.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>

It sounds like your client's new office location is now on a different
subnet then your Samba server.  Are you using WINS?

If not, try using "wins support = Yes" in the global section of your
smb.conf file.  Restart your Samba server, then point all your clients to
the IP address of your Samba server for their WINS configuration (under the
TCP/IP properties --> advanced --> WINS tab).  You should only need 1 entry
for the WINS server, make sure that "Enable NETBIOS over TCP/IP" is checked
on.


Regards,

Arnold Andrews
Sr. Systems Administrator
Seagate Technology