[Samba] RE: Cannot get workgroup name

Tue Jun 14 21:40:08 GMT 2005

I found two answer.

1. Change the network card
2. reinstall every thing

Saludos

Emilio Herrera
Lima -Perú

>From: "EMILIO ANTONIO HERRERA TRUJILLO" <emilanto at hotmail.com>
>To: samba at samba.org
>Subject: Cannot get workgroup name
>Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 17:41:35 +0000
>
>Hi there!!
>
>I 'm changing the distribution from Suse8 to Fedora Core3.
>I have installed a new PDC server with :
>fedora core3,
>openldap,
>samba,
>and smbtools (that was included in samba)
>
>All sw above mentioned were installed with fedora core3. Now, I have my 
>server working but.. I can't add a new machine (wXP) to this domain server.
>
>All my configuration are ok (samba+smbtools+openldap), 'cause all clients 
>(old clients) can login to this new domain server, and they can see all 
>maps (userFile.bat) in their machines.
>
>But, when I try to add a new machine to this domain server, It can't be 
>done. I reviewed this file: /var/log/samba/nmbd.log and it says as 
>follows....:
>
>[2005/05/30 11:53:05, 0] 
>nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:become_logon_server_success(124)
>  become_logon_server_success: Samba is now a logon server for workgroup 
>XXNT on subnet 10.1.255.33
>[2005/05/30 11:53:21, 0] 
>nmbd/nmbd_logonnames.c:become_logon_server_success(124)
>  become_logon_server_success: Samba is now a logon server for workgroup 
>XXNT on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
>[2005/05/30 11:53:23, 0] 
>nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2(396)
>  *****
>
>  Samba name server XXSERVER is now a local master browser for workgroup 
>XXNT on subnet 10.1.255.33
>
>  *****
>[2005/05/30 11:53:23, 0] 
>nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_stage2(113)
>  *****
>
>  Samba server XXSERVER is now a domain master browser for workgroup XXNT 
>on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET
>
>  *****
>[2005/05/30 11:53:24, 0] 
>nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_browser_bcast(282)
>  become_domain_master_browser_bcast:
>  Attempting to become domain master browser on workgroup XXNT on subnet 
>10.1.255.33
>[2005/05/30 11:53:24, 0] 
>nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_browser_bcast(295)
>  become_domain_master_browser_bcast: querying subnet 10.1.255.33 for 
>domain master browser on workgroup XXNT
>[2005/05/30 11:53:34, 0] 
>nmbd/nmbd_become_dmb.c:become_domain_master_stage2(113)
>  *****
>
>  Samba server XXSERVER is now a domain master browser for workgroup XXNT 
>on subnet 10.1.255.33
>
>  *****
>[2005/05/30 11:53:44, 0] 
>nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail(488)
>  get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail:
>  Doing a node status request to the domain master browser at IP 
>192.168.0.19 failed.
>  Cannot get workgroup name.
>[2005/05/30 12:08:45, 0] 
>nmbd/nmbd_browsesync.c:get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail(488)
>  get_domain_master_name_node_status_fail:
>  Doing a node status request to the domain master browser at IP 
>192.168.0.19 failed.
>  Cannot get workgroup name.
>
>So, in a first time, I put 192.168.0.19 and 10.1.0.19 ip to my server, and 
>then I ran samba and then I had to change this IP to 10.1.255.33. So, I 
>understand that this UNICAT_SUBNET has registred the first IPs 
>(192.168.0.19) and it's looking for it. I don't know why this UNICAST is 
>lookng that IP and isn't it working with my actual IP 10.1.255.33....
>
>And in this file: /var/cache/samba/wins.dat shows.....:
>
>[root at xxserver samba]# less wins.dat
>VERSION 1 0
>"XXNT#00" 1117724724 255.255.255.255 e4R
>"XXNT#1b" 1117724724 10.1.255.33 192.168.0.19 64R
>"XXNT#1c" 1117724724 10.1.255.33 10.1.0.19 e4R
>"XXNT#1e" 1117724724 255.255.255.255 e4R
>"XXSERVER#00" 1117724724 10.1.255.33 192.168.0.19 10.1.0.19 66R
>"XXSERVER#03" 1117724724 10.1.255.33 192.168.0.19 10.1.0.19 66R
>"XXSERVER#20" 1117724724 10.1.255.33 192.168.0.19 10.1.0.19 66R
>
>....shows all IP's history, since I installed my server.... If I reset this 
>file will get the answer?, but I tried erasing and restarting the 
>service...and nothig, always reload the same information shown above. The 
>IP tha i want to work is 10.1.255.33 not other....
>
>I hope I was clear.....
>
>Please, I can't find any help in internet.. (google), the only solution, I 
>think, is to reinstall everything without changing IP....
>
>I will appreciate if you can give some support ...
>
>Thanks a lot
>
>Emilio Herrera
>Lima -Perú
>emilanto at hotmail.com
>
>