[Samba] Multiple Workgroups and Subnets

[Tawanda Kavayi]

OK, but what of the client PC's in Group2. Do I assign them the Group1 
server as their WINS server, or do they now operate without WINS?


Tawanda

Daniel Müller wrote:
> Example
> On Server1
>
> [global]
>   
>>                workgroup = GROUP1
>>                netbios name = GROUP1_SRV
>>                domain master = yes
>>                local master = yes
>>                preferred master = yes
>>                os level = 65
>>                smb ports = 139
>>                dns proxy = no
>>                socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 
>> SO_SNDBUF=8192
>>                wins support = yes
>>                name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast host
>>                interfaces = lo eth0 192.168.10.254/24 127.0.0.1/8
>>                bind interfaces only = yes
>>                remote announce = 192.168.20.254/GROUP1
>>                remote browse sync = 192.168.20.254
>>                hosts allow = 127. 192.168.10. 192.168.20.
>>     
>
>
> On Server 2
>
>
> [global]
>   
>>                workgroup = GROUP2
>>                netbios name = GROUP2_SRV
>>                domain master = yes
>>                local master = yes
>>                preferred master = yes
>>                os level = 65
>>                smb ports = 139
>>                dns proxy = no
>>                socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 
>> SO_SNDBUF=8192
>>                wins support = no
>>     
> --------->	     Wins server= IPOFTHESERVER1   <-----------	
>   
>>                name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast host
>>                interfaces = lo eth0 192.168.10.254/24 127.0.0.1/8
>>                bind interfaces only = yes
>>                remote announce = 192.168.10.254/GROUP2
>>                remote browse sync = 192.168.10.254
>>                hosts allow = 127. 192.168.10. 192.168.20.
>>     
>
>
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> Von: samba-bounces at lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Im
> Auftrag von tms3 at tms3.com
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. Juli 2010 23:27
> An: Tawanda Kavayi
> Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> Betreff: Re: [Samba] Multiple Workgroups and Subnets
>
> Short answer:  Use 1 WINS server.
>
>
>
>   
>> --- Original message ---
>> Subject: [Samba] Multiple Workgroups and Subnets
>> From: Tawanda Kavayi <tawanda at earth.co.zw>
>> To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
>> Date: Tuesday, 27/07/2010  2:01 PM
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am configuring a network with two subnets with a different workgroup
>> in each subnet. My aim is to have users being able to view and access
>> shares on both workgroups. I have a Samba server in each
>> subnet/workgroup, configured as both the domain and local master for
>> each workgroup. Each server is also the WINS server for its subnet. 
>> The
>> setup is like this:
>>
>> Subnet1:
>> network - 192.168.10.0/24
>> server IP - 192.168.10.254
>> workgroup - Group1
>>
>> Subnet2:
>> network - 192.168.20.0/24
>> server IP - 192.168.20.254
>> workgroup - Group2
>>
>> The two servers are configured identically, except for the information
>> above, so the smb.conf for the Group1 server looks like this:
>>
>> [global]
>>                workgroup = GROUP1
>>                netbios name = GROUP1_SRV
>>                domain master = yes
>>                local master = yes
>>                preferred master = yes
>>                os level = 65
>>                smb ports = 139
>>                dns proxy = no
>>                socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 
>> SO_SNDBUF=8192
>>                wins support = yes
>>                name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast host
>>                interfaces = lo eth0 192.168.10.254/24 127.0.0.1/8
>>                bind interfaces only = yes
>>                remote announce = 192.168.20.254/GROUP1
>>                remote browse sync = 192.168.20.254
>>                hosts allow = 127. 192.168.10. 192.168.20.
>>
>> The problem is that a machine in Group1 can see all the machines in 
>> it's
>> workgoup, plus the network for Group2 appears in network neighborhood,
>> but the machines and shares in Group2 do not.
>>
>> To troubleshoot, I ran smbtree with debug level 5. What I picked out
>> from all the output was:
>>
>> Cannot find master browser for workgroup GROUP2
>>
>> How can I resolve this?
>>
>>
>> Tawanda
>>
>>
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