[Samba] xp clients can't auth after reboot without smb restart

[delpheye]

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 1:04 PM, <tms3 at tms3.com> wrote:

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> --- Original message ---
> *Subject:* Re: [Samba] xp clients can't auth after reboot without smb
> restart
> *From:* delpheye <delpheye at gmail.com>
> *To:* Samba <samba at lists.samba.org>
> *Date:* Wednesday, 23/06/2010 10:37 AM
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> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Gaiseric Vandal
> <gaiseric.vandal at gmail.com>wrote:
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> in smb.conf
>
>          wins support = Yes
>
> Don't set
>              wins server = ....
>
>
> I don't think the nsswitch.conf is an issue- it seems like the client has
> trouble finding the server. Are you using dhcp? If so, the DHCP server
> (even a unix one) should be able to assign WINS. If you are not using
> dhcp, or if your dhcp server can not assign wins, you can statically set it
> on the XP client.
>
> wins server is not specified in smb.conf. I'm using DHCP but have never
>
> specified a wins server in the config. I added it explicitly to one client
> and retesting resulting in no change to the issue.
>
> However, I noticed that wbinfo -u|g doesn't return anything, and that seems
> symptomatic of the problem at the very least. I have not determined why
> winbind doesn't work correctly, there isn't anything in my config that
> suggests it's broken, yes?
>
> Winbindd isn't the issue for this.  Run some nbtstats on the XP boxes:
>
> command prompt:
>
> nbstat -n
> nbstat -r
> nbstat -c
>
> After a reboot, and connect failure, do so.  Then try nbstat -RR and try
> net drive connections.
>
> Very peculiar problem you're having.
>


nbtstat -n:

Local Area Connection:
Node IPAddress: [10.0.2.15] Scope Id: []

NetBIOS Local Name Table

Name                            Type          Status
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
JUPITER-VM      <00>    UNIQUE    Registered
JUPITER-VM      <20>    UNIQUE    Registered
DOMAIN.COM   <00>    GROUP     Registered

nbtstat -r:

nbtstat -r

 NetBIOS Names Resolution and Registration Statistics
 ----------------------------------------------------

 Resolved By Broadcast     = 66
 Resolved By Name Server   = 0

 Registered By Broadcast   = 3
 Registered By Name Server = 0

 NetBIOS Names Resolved By Broadcast
------------------------------------------
        DOMAIN.COM  <1C>
        DOMAIN-FS
        DOMAIN.COM  <1C>
        DOMAIN.COM  <1C>
        DOMAIN-FS
        DOMAIN.COM  <1C>

nbtstat -RR:

The NetBIOS names registered by this computer have been refreshed.

net use y: \\domain-fs\business
Enter the user name for 'domain-fs': username
Enter the password for domain-fs: xxxxxx
System error 64 has occurred.

The specified network name is no longer available.


>
> Matt
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> On 06/22/2010 04:24 PM, delpheye wrote:
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> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Gaiseric Vandal <
> gaiseric.vandal at gmail.com <mailto:gaiseric.vandal at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>      On 06/22/2010 01:55 PM, John Drescher wrote:
>
>              "An error occurred while reconnecting Z: to
>              \\domain-fs\business
>              Microsoft Windows Network: The specified network name is
>              no longer available
>              This connection has not been restored."
>
>
>          Looks like a browsing problem to me. Try to reconnect using ip
>          address
>          instead of name.
>
>          John
>
>
>      Are you using WINS? I find that makes a lot of issues go away.
>
>
> I have wins support enabled in Samba and the following lines in
> nsswitch.conf:
>
> debug 1
>
> passwd: files ldap
> shadow: files ldap
> group: files ldap
> hosts: files wins dns
> bootparams: files
> ethers: files
> netmasks: files
> networks: files
> protocols: files
> rpc: files
> services: files
> netgroup: files ldap
> publickey: files
> automount: files ldap
> aliases: files
>
> Is that all there is to enabling WINS?
>
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