[Samba] Problem with Remote Announce

[Nick Howitt]

Never mind. User error. I'd forgotten to set the DHCP server to hand out 
the WINS IP. :(

On 10/11/2012 08:44, Nick Howitt wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been running Samba 3.5.18 on ClearOS 5.2 for a while now. I have 
> a server on its own LAN's (192.168.2.0/24 and 192.168.3.0/24) and an 
> IPSec VPN through to 192.168.10.0/24. The remote LAN is just one 
> machine on the other side of a router. I've been successfully seeing 
> its netbios name and I've been able to ping the remote PC by name and 
> browse it and vice versa. A few weeks ago I upgraded to ClearOS 6.3 
> with Samba 3.6.7 and with the same config I can no longer use the 
> remote PC's name or browse it. Both ends of the VPN are on the same 
> Workgroup.
>
> I believe these are the relevant bits of smb.conf:
>
> [global]
> # General
> netbios name = Server
> workgroup = HOME
> server string = Server
>
> # Network
> bind interfaces only = yes
> interfaces = lo eth2 eth1
> smb ports = 139 445
>
> # WINS
> wins support = Yes
> wins server =
>
> # Other
> preferred master = Yes
> domain master = Yes
> remote announce = 192.168.10.255 192.168.10.120
> hosts allow = 127.0.0.0/24 192.168.2.0/24 192.168.3.0/24 
> 192.168.10.0/24 10.8.0.0/24
>
> With 3.6.7 I also use:
>
> max protocol = SMB2
>
> The remote PC is running WinXP.
>
> In my log files in /var/log/samba I see logs for mum-blue - the remote 
> PC - as it connects to a shared drive. On the XP machine I am forcing 
> it yo use NetBIOS over TCP/IP and its WINS server entry is pointing to 
> my server. Its firewall is open to UDP/TCP 137-139 and 445. The PC is 
> on 192.168.10.120.
>
> Have I got something wrong or is there a problem with Samba?
>
> Regards,
>
> Nick
>