[Samba] samba WINS problem on 2 networked LANS using a VPN connection

[Alex Post]

I found the problem: few of my Windows XP Stations located in LAN2, has 
configured as WINS server RouterB (192.168.1.65) and not the WINS server 
from LAN1 (192.168.1.49) which now is used for all stations.

This caused Samba LMB from and for LAN2 (192.168.1.65) to be confused 
and don't know how to answer to their queries.

So, now I can see all workroups and browse through it...

Regards,
Alex

Alex Post wrote:

> Why? Do you have some arguments?
>
> 192.168.1.48/240 and 192.168.1.64/224 are not subnets?
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> Regards,
> Alex
>
> Tom Skeren wrote:
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>> Your VPN looks problematic.  You probably want a different subnet.
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>> Pml wrote:
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>>> Hello Samba experts,
>>> Please read all email because i'm desperate!!!!!
>>> I have problem on joining to LAN-s using Samba. Finally i got a 
>>> solution to "see" booth workgroups on "Entire Network", but i'm 
>>> having problem with stations located in LAN2. From any station 
>>> located in LAN1, I can see LAN2 workgroup and the browse list with 
>>> stations located in LAN2, but when i'm tring to access and station 
>>> in it, i get connection refused. I want to mention that acces by IP 
>>> address is working (eg: \\192.168.1.72)!!! It seems to be a probelm 
>>> related to browse list and my wins server.
>>> From any station located in LAN2, i can access by name each 
>>> networked station in LAN1.
>>> My networks scheme is printed below:
>>> (LAN1=192.168.1.48 network and 192.168.1.63 broadcast)
>>> --LAN1 (192.168.1.48/240)--
>>>   |
>>>   |
>>>   |
>>>   |
>>> (192.168.1.49)
>>> Gateway/RouterA
>>> (83.84.85.86)
>>>   |
>>>   |
>>> Internet
>>>   |
>>>   |
>>> (83.84.85.87)
>>> Gateway/RouterB
>>> (192.168.1.65)
>>>   |
>>>   |
>>>   |
>>>   |
>>> --LAN2 (192.168.1.64/224)--
>>> (LAN2=192.168.1.64 network and 192.168.1.95 broadcast)
>>> I have bidirectional ping between to/from any station located in my 
>>> LANS.
>>> All stations from LAN1 and LAN2 are WindowsXP(SP2) and has firewall 
>>> disabled.
>>> Booth Routers (A and B - RHEL 3.0) has samba installed and Router A 
>>> is used as VPN server (tunel address 10.1.0.1) and RouterB is used 
>>> as VPN client (tunel address 10.1.0.2).
>>> Here comes my smb.conf file from RouterA which i want to be used as 
>>> WINS server by all my windows clients:
>>> [global]
>>> workgroup = LAN1
>>> netbios name = router-LAN1
>>> server string = Samba
>>>
>>> interfaces = 192.168.1.49/28 192.168.1.95/27 127.0.0.1/8 10.1.0.1/24
>>> bind interfaces only = yes
>>> remote announce = 192.168.1.49/LAN1 192.168.1.65/LAN2
>>> remote browse sync = 192.168.1.63 192.168.1.95 #broadcast address 
>>> LAN1 and LAN2
>>> public = yes
>>> browseable = yes
>>> browse list = yes
>>> auto services = yes
>>>
>>> announce as = NT
>>> os level = 200
>>> local master = yes
>>> prefered master = yes
>>> domain master = yes
>>> name resolve order = wins
>>> wins support = yes
>>> Here comes my smb.conf file from RouterB (WINS client and Local 
>>> Master Browser for LAN2).
>>> [global]
>>> workgroup = LAN2
>>> netbios name = router-LAN2
>>> server string = Samba
>>>
>>> interfaces = 192.168.1.65/27 192.168.1.63/28 127.0.0.1/8 10.1.0.2/24
>>> bind interfaces only = yes
>>> remote announce = 192.168.1.65/LAN2 192.168.1.49/LAN1
>>> remote browse sync = 192.168.1.63 192.168.1.95 #broadcast address 
>>> LAN1 and LAN2
>>>
>>> #politica de browsing si metoda de translatie ip->nume
>>> announce as = NT
>>> os level = 200
>>> local master = yes
>>> prefered master = yes
>>> domain master = yes
>>> name resolve order = wins
>>> wins server = 192.168.1.49
>>> Each Windows XP station from LAN2, has configured manually WINS 
>>> server at 192.168.1.49.
>>> Also, on each LAN workgroup, i can see and access router-LAN1 and 
>>> router-LAN2 which is not exactly what i really want (router-LAN1 
>>> should be present in WORKGROUP LAN1 and router-LAN2 should be 
>>> present in WORKGROUP LAN2)
>>> More then that, if i'm tring to access from router-LAN2 a station 
>>> located in LAN2, i get this error:
>>> # smbclient -L an13
>>> Connection to an13 failed
>>> ...but browsing list is returned ok by router from LAN2:
>>> # smbclient -L router-LAN2
>>> Password:
>>> Domain=[LAN2] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.9-1.3E.1]
>>>
>>>       Server               Comment
>>>       ---------            -------
>>>       AN12
>>>       AN13
>>>       AN14
>>>       AN15
>>>       AN16
>>>       ROUTER-LAN1         Samba
>>>       ROUTER-LAN2         Samba
>>>
>>>       Workgroup            Master
>>>       ---------            -------
>>>       LAN1                ROUTER-LAN1
>>>       LAN2                ROUTER-LAN2
>>> Please help me...
>>> Regards,
>>> Alex
>>>
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