[Samba] WINS over multiple subnets [SOLVED!]

Dane Mutters dmutters at gmail.com
Sun Jun 26 22:20:05 GMT 2005


Thanks, everybody for your help!  I finally figured it out by following clues 
from this group and others.  Here is the solution: 
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&postid=1702983

--Dane

On Friday 24 June 2005 08:00 pm, Dane Mutters wrote:
>  Hello, everybody!
>
>  I have two networks (192.168.1.0 and 192.168.2.0) connected across a
> wireless router with two NICs.  I can ping everything allright via ip
> address, but not by name across subnets.  Things on the same subnet ping
> allright by name. Here are the smb.conf files for my two master browsers:
>
> #(192.168.1.249)
> [global]
>         workgroup = THEBAND
>         netbios name = Yesteryear
>         server string = Samba File Server
>         security = SHARE
>         log file = /var/log/sambs.%m
>         max log size = 50
>         wins support = yes
>         domain master = yes
>         local master = yes
>         os level = 65
>         preferred master = yes
>         remote announce = 192.168.2.255
>         remote browse sync = yes
>         name resolve order = wins, lmhosts
>
>
> #(192.168.2.247)
> [global]
>         workgroup = THEBAND
>         netbios name = TheRef
>         server string = router
>         security = share
>         wins support = yes
>         interfaces = eth0 ra0
> #       interfaces = 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.2.0/24
>         local master = yes
>         preferred master = yes
>         os level = 65
>         remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.255
>         remote browse sync = 192.168.1.255
> #       bind interfaces only = yes
>
>
>  Here is my client configuration:
>
> #(192.168.2.247)
> [global]
>         workgroup = THEBAND
>         server string = Jason's Samba Server
>         netbios name = oldShoe
>         security = SHARE
>         wins server = 192.168.2.247
> #       remote announce = 192.168.2.247
>         os level = 0
>         name resolve order = wins, nmhosts
> #       remote browse sync = 192.168.2.247 192.168.1.249
>
>
> #(192.168.1.250)
> [global]
>         workgroup = THEBAND
>         netbios name = Orchestrator
>         server string = Slackware Samba Server
>         security = SHARE
>         log file = /var/log/samba.%m
>         max log size = 50
>         os level = 0
>         wins server = 192.168.1.249
> #       remote announce = 192.168.1.247
>         name resolve order = wins, lmhosts
>
>
>  I have disabled all firewalls (set everything to ACCEPT).
>
>  I've been banging my head against his problem for over a week without
> success.  I've posted this question on Linuxquestions.org and the Shorewall
> mailing list without avail.  Any help you can give me would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
>  Thanks!
>
>  --Dane


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