[Samba] Server can't join domain on different subnet

[Adam Engel]

John H Terpstra wrote:

>On Monday 20 June 2005 13:17, you wrote:
>  
>
>>Yes, i have WINS set up on the domain controller with
>>
>>wins support = yes
>>wins server = <domain servers IP>
>>    
>>
>
>No! Don't do that! Just have "wins support = yes"
>
>Check your configuration using 'testparm' - see what it tells you!
>
>I'd bet that your nmbd is dying on the PDC.
>
>  
>
I got no errors from  running testparm because I lied.. I only have  
"wins support = yes"

>>I attempted to set the Linux clients WINS server with
>>
>>wins server = <domain servers IP>
>>
>>But it didn't seem to work. Maybe more research into configuring a Linux
>>client for WINS is in order?
>>    
>>
>
>It won't resolve if the WINS server on the PDC is dead.
>  
>

I know it resolves because all of our Windows clients that are using 
WINS with the servers IP in it are working just fine.  Its just that I 
haven't tried a Linux server on another domain yet.

>- John T.
>
>  
>
>>Adam
>>
>>John H Terpstra wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>On Monday 20 June 2005 12:59, Adam Engel wrote:
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I have a fileserver that is on a different subnet then our domain
>>>>controller.  When I attempt to join the server I receive the following
>>>>message:
>>>>
>>>># net rpc join -S loanprotector -U Adiminstrator
>>>>
>>>>Unable to find a suitable server
>>>>
>>>>Unable to find a suitable server
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>This is the first server that I have tried to join the domain from a
>>>>different subnet.  Is there something that I am doing wrong? Or some
>>>>sort of limitation?
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Are you using WINS? Is the WINS server common for the entire segmented
>>>network?
>>>
>>>- John T.
>>>      
>>>
>
>  
>