[Samba] Browsing problem
Craig White
craigwhite at azapple.com
Tue Apr 11 03:10:19 GMT 2006
On Tue, 2006-04-11 at 03:12 +0200, Niki Hammler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a browsing problem, I'm searching the error for a long time now
> so I think betimes it's a bug ;-)
>
> For debugging purposes, I've left away everything in the network that's
> not necessary. There's now only one XP-Prof workstation (domain member)
> and one samba server (3.0.22, acting as PDC) anymore.
>
> Bind9 is the local DNS server; Forward and PTR entries are working. The
> DNS domain is the same as the NT.
>
> The problem is: Everything works (domain logons, searching the computer
> with the windows search feature, accessing with \\server, ...) EXCEPT
> the network neighbourhood. It is empty and there is no PC in it. There
> is no error and there is no delay while searching.
>
> Here is a copy of my smb.conf:
>
> [global]
> netbios name = server
> workgroup = INTRA.COMPANY.NET
> server string = server
> passdb backend = tdbsam
>
> os level = 128
> preferred master = yes
> domain master = yes
> local master = yes
>
> security = user
> encrypt passwords = true
> domain logons = yes
> logon path = \\%L\profile
> logon drive = U:
> logon home = \\%N\%U
> logon script = logon.cmd
>
> map to guest = never
> ;guest account = nobody
> ;map to guest = Bad User
> ;username map = /etc/samba/users.map
> unix password sync = yes
> passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> passwd chat = Enter*new*UNIX*password: %n\n
> \nRetype*new*UNIX*password: %n\n \npasswd:*password*updated*successfully*
>
> ;time server = yes
> wins support = yes
> ;dns proxy = yes
> name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast host
>
> printing = cups
> printcap name = cups
> load printers = yes
>
> preserve case = yes
> dos charset = CP850
> create mask = 600
> directory mask = 700
> short preserve case = yes
> unix charset = ISO8859-1
>
> log level = 3
> ; log file = /var/log/samba/smb%m.log
> log file = /var/log/samba/SMB.log
> max log size = 50000
>
> [netlogon]
> (...)
>
> As you can see, I've configured samba as WINS-server.
> Clients configuration is assigned by DHCP with:
>
> option netbios-node-type 8;
> option netbios-name-servers 192.168.200.121;
>
> I've tried almost everything I could but I'm unable to find the error.
> The first strange thing is (on the server itself):
>
> $ smbclient -L server -U %
> Domain=[INTRA.COMPANY.NET] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.22]
>
> Sharename Type Comment
> --------- ---- -------
> web-publish Printer publish PDF on homepage
> pub Disk public place
> IPC$ IPC IPC Service (server Server)
> ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (server Server)
> Domain=[INTRA.COMPANY.NET] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.22]
>
> Server Comment
> --------- -------
>
> Workgroup Master
> --------- -------
>
> As you can see, there is NO (!) server or workgroup although WINS, DNS
> etc etc is properly configured.
>
> On windows:
>
> % NET VIEW
> no entries in list
>
> % NBTSTAT -c
> LAN-Verbindung:
> Knoten-IP-Adresse: [192.168.200.201] Bereichskennung: []
>
> NetBIOS-Remotecache-Namentabelle
>
> Name Typ Hostadresse Dauer [Sek.]
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> INTRA.COMPANY.NET <1C> GRUPPE 192.168.200.121 72
>
> % NBTSTAT -n
> LAN-Verbindung:
> Knoten-IP-Adresse: [192.168.200.201] Bereichskennung: []
>
> Lokale NetBIOS-Namentabelle
>
> Name Typ Status
> ---------------------------------------------
> STYLISTIC <00> EINDEUTIG Registriert
> INTRA.COMPANY.NET <00> GRUPPE Registriert
> STYLISTIC <20> EINDEUTIG Registriert
> INTRA.COMPANY.NET <1E> GRUPPE Registriert
>
> % NBTSTAT -a SERVER
> LAN-Verbindung:
> Knoten-IP-Adresse: [192.168.200.201] Bereichskennung: []
>
> NetBIOS-Namentabelle des Remotecomputers
>
> Name Typ Status
> ---------------------------------------------
> SERVER <00> EINDEUTIG Registriert
> SERVER <03> EINDEUTIG Registriert
> SERVER <20> EINDEUTIG Registriert
> ..__MSBROWSE__. <01> GRUPPE Registriert
> INTRA.COMPANY.NET<00> GRUPPE Registriert
> INTRA.COMPANY.NET<1B> EINDEUTIG Registriert
> INTRA.COMPANY.NET<1C> GRUPPE Registriert
> INTRA.COMPANY.NET<1D> EINDEUTIG Registriert
> INTRA.COMPANY.NET<1E> GRUPPE Registriert
>
> MAC Adresse = 00-00-00-00-00-00
>
> % BROWSTAT STATUS
> Status for domain INTRA.COMPANY.NET on transport
> \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{CFE1851D-F46
> 9-482D-8682-2137FEF1FF3E}
> Browsing is active on domain.
> Master browser name is: SERVER
> Unable to determine build of browser master: 2
> \\\\SERVER . Version:04.09 Flags: 9a0b NT CONTROLLER SERVER
> 1 backup servers retrieved from master SERVER
> \\SERVER
> There are 0 servers in domain INTRA.COMPANY.NET on transport
> \Device\NetBT_Tcp
> ip_{CFE1851D-F469-482D-8682-2137FEF1FF3E}
> There are 0 domains in domain INTRA.COMPANY.NET on transport
> \Device\NetBT_Tcp
> ip_{CFE1851D-F469-482D-8682-2137FEF1FF3E}
>
> As you can see, "0 servers" and "0 domains" in domain. This can't be
> correct.
>
> In the log files, there is really nothing that looks like an error
> message, but if you want to have logs, I really like to send them.
>
> I even tried to analyze traffic with Ethereal, there were lots of
> NetServerEnum2 Requests for domain INTRA.COMPANY.NET but in the
> responses there was always a "Entry count:0" and "Available entries: 0".
>
>
> Can you help me?
> Or is this really a bug?
>
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> desperate Niki
----
try mv wins.dat wins-bak.dat
and then restarting samba and see if that helps
wins.dat is usually located /var/lib/samba or /var/cache/samba (the
latter being Red Hat/Fedora inclined)
Craig
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