[Samba] Server can't join domain on different subnet
Adam Engel
adamengel at specializedbusinesssoftware.com
Mon Jun 20 19:31:06 GMT 2005
John H Terpstra wrote:
>On Monday 20 June 2005 13:17, you wrote:
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>>Yes, i have WINS set up on the domain controller with
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>>wins support = yes
>>wins server = <domain servers IP>
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>No! Don't do that! Just have "wins support = yes"
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>Check your configuration using 'testparm' - see what it tells you!
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>I'd bet that your nmbd is dying on the PDC.
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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
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>>wins server = <domain servers IP>
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>>But it didn't seem to work. Maybe more research into configuring a Linux
>>client for WINS is in order?
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>It won't resolve if the WINS server on the PDC is dead.
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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.
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>>Adam
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>>John H Terpstra wrote:
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>>>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.
>>>
>>>
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