[Samba] Samba 3 master browser on two networks plus WINS

[Gaiseric Vandal]

Presumably pc on subnet1 does NOT need to access a share from 
192.168.7.1 since it can access 192.168.5.1.
Presumably pc on subnet2 does NOT need to access a share from 
192.168.5.1 since it can access 192.168.7.1.


If you have a dual homed server + a router between subnets your routing 
could get a little tricky when access shares on the "other subnet" IP of 
the samba server.   Or is the samba server also the router?

But to clarify your issue is that a /*single-homed client */ PC on 
subnet1 (e.g. LIVINGROOM)  can not access shares on single-homed client 
PC on subnet2 (e.g. ACERJUNKI)- even though they can ping each other?


It seems that WINS is not the problem.





On 01/03/13 15:41, Gala Dragos wrote:
> Subnet 1 :
> 192.168.5.1/24, wins 192.168.5.1
>
> subnet 2:
> 192.168.7.1/24, wins 192.168.7.1
>
> all pc are allocated ip's from their respective subnet via dhcp.
>
> a pc on subnet 1 cannot access a share from e pc on subnet 2, not even by ip. Same happens from subnet 2 to subnet 1.
>
>
> The firewall is setup as to allow all traffic between the 2 subnets, effectively considering them as a single zone (I use shorewall as an UI to iptables)
>
> I have not specified any ports in smb.conf, but I have binded samba to the required ethernet interface.
>
> Here is the wins.dat. I can see references from both subnets.
>
>>>>>>>> wins.dat follows >>>>>>
> VERSION 1 0
>> "WORKGROUP#1e" 1357503758 0.0.0.0 e4R
>> "ARCHROUTEUSB#03" 1357503758 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 66R
>> "WORKGROUP#00" 1357503758 0.0.0.0 e4R
>> "ROUTERJUNKIE#03" 1357503758 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 64R
>> "LIVINGROOM#20" 1357541821 192.168.5.91 64R
>> "LINUXJUNKIE#00" 1357511721 192.168.5.118 64R
>> "ROUTERJUNKIE#00" 1357503758 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 64R
>> "ARCHROUTEUSB RO#03" 1357258441 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 64R
>> "FUJILAPPY#20" 1357497461 192.168.7.16 64R
>> "ARCHROUTEUSB#00" 1357503758 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 66R
>> "WORKGROUP#1b" 1357503758 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 64R
>> "LIVINGROOM#00" 1357541816 192.168.5.91 64R
>> "LINUXJUNKIE#20" 1357511723 192.168.5.118 64R
>> "ARCHROUTEUSB RO#20" 1357258441 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 64R
>> "WORKGROUP#1c" 1357503758 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 e4R
>> "ACERJUNKIE#00" 1357381531 192.168.7.15 64R
>> "FUJILAPPY#00" 1357497461 192.168.7.16 64R
>> "ACERJUNKIE#20" 1357381531 192.168.7.15 64R
>> "ARCHROUTEUSB RO#00" 1357258441 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 64R
>> "ARCHROUTEUSB#20" 1357503758 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 66R
>> "ROUTERJUNKIE#20" 1357503758 192.168.5.1 192.168.7.1 64R
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> end wins.dat >>>>>>>>>>