[Samba] How to set netbios node type to Samba server

[John H Terpstra]

On Monday 07 March 2005 07:11, oota at mail.linux.bs1.fc.nec.co.jp wrote:
> I have 2 samba server. both server is multi homed server.
>
> mostly same smb.conf.
>
> First server, run on FreeBSD 5-Stable,and this machine
> register two NetBIOS name to IP adress mapping to wins server.
> And this machine is m-node.
>
> Another server ,run on Linux,and this machine
> register only one NetBIOS name to IP adderss mapping to wins server.
> And this machine is h-node.
>
> I have a question.
>
> 1) Why both server have differrent node type?
>
> 2) Why linux server only one mapping data to wins server?
>
> 3) Where does samba server setting netbios node type?

On Samba server - to make it the WINS server,
(it will be a client of its own WINS server automatically) set:

	wins support = Yes
	name resolve order = wins host bcast

to make it a WINS client of a WINS service that is running on another machine 
set:

	wins server = IP_Address_of_WINS_server
	name resolve order = wins host bcast

All MS Windows client must then be configured to use WINS (preferable H-node).

- John T.

>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> [global]
>         client code page = 932
>         netbios name = SAMBA3
> #        interfaces = 192.168.1.0/26 localhost
>         interfaces = 192.168.1.0/26 210.xxx.yyy.zzz/29 localhost
>         encrypt passwords = Yes
> #        min password length = 1
> #        printcap name = ulp
>         os level = 20
>         guest account = testuser
>         valid users = aaa,bbb,ccc,ddd
>         admin users = eee,fff
>         printer admin =aaa,bbb,ccc,ddd
>         printing = bsd
>         print command = lpr -r -s -P%p %s
>         nt acl support = yes
>         map hidden = yes
>         map system = yes
>         wins server = 192.168.1.11
>
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