[Samba] SAMBA as PDC - Pls Help!

[Cristian Livadaru]

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Hi, not quite sure if I understand your Problem, but I will answer =20
your questions, maybe this will help.

On May 9, 2007, at 3:58 AM, chris reyes wrote:

> Concerns & Questions:
> 1.	Do I need WINS & DNS to set SAMBAas PDC?

no

> 2.	I installed NetBeui and was able to ping the SAMBA PDC with its
> NetBios name, without NetBeui I can only ping the IP but without the
> NetBios name.
> 3.	I can also ping from Samba PDC the WinXP machine.
> 4.	I=1B$B!G=1B(Bve already disabled the WinXP Personal Firewall =
Settings.
> 5.	The WinXP in the laptop is freshly installed with the default
> workgroup membership as =1B$B!H=1B(BWORKGROUP=1B$B!I=1B(B

you have to tell windows that it belongs to a domain now. I have no =20
windows machine here, but it should be something like this: right =20
click on my computer, properties, computer name. then click on =20
change, select domain and enter your new workgroup name and hit =20
enter. The windows will ask a password, here it wants a Admin user =20
from your samba PDC!

> 6.	The Samba PDC is supposedly be the Authentication, File and =
Print
> server.

you will also need cups if you want to print.

> 7.	Pag nag =1B$B!H=1B(Btestparm=1B$B!I=1B(B ako lahat naman ok at =
running

ehm... I don't understand this

> 8.	Am I missing something?
>

just try and see if it works :)

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Cristian Livadaru
http://livadaru.net



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