[Samba] netbios and interfaces

[L.P.H. van Belle]

Some side notes on this one. 

> WINS is to support looking up of netbios names to IP
Yes, but only if the hostname is 15 of less characters. 

I normaly set this on one server.. ( !!!! ONLY ONE SERVER !!! )
and last time i check, do this on a member server, i lost track if 
wins support works on an AD DC samba server. 
( someone, correct if im wrong here. ) 

wins support = yes
dns proxy = yes  ( default yes )

Now wins will also lookup in dns, which i personaly like. 
And is preffered also by MS.

> If a domain model,  a logon script usually maps drive letters to key
> shares.
Use Group policies. It saves you hassle with scripts, but thats a choice.
I dont have any script anymore for the domain login, only 1 vb script for importing certificates based on group memberships, but through GPO. 


Good article to read.
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-netbios-name-resolution-really-works/ 



Greetz, 

Louis



> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Gaiseric Vandal
> Verzonden: woensdag 3 augustus 2016 21:11
> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] netbios and interfaces
> 
> I stand corrected
> 
> WINS is to support looking up of netbios names to IP.     If DNS is
> setup, you usually don't need it for accessing network shares. If you
> have configured samba in a domain model, WINS would help clients locate
> the DC.
> 
> For browsing between subnets you probably want the "remote browse sync"
> feature (see the man page on smb.conf.)  I haven't used it. I think it
> isn't worth the work.
> 
> 
> If a domain model,  a logon script usually maps drive letters to key
> shares.
> 
> On 08/03/16 14:16, Pol Hallen wrote:
> > Also add wins server from advanced tcp/ip I can't browsing samba server
> :-/
> >
> >> If you use have a wins server , then all machines can be configured as
> >> wins clients, even if not on the same subnet.
> >
> > Exaclty! I don't see any samba server from browsing list but I can
> connect
> > with netbios and ip.
> >
> > So, why I can't see any samba server from browser list?
> >
> >> But even if you can't browser for servers, you can still connect to
> then
> >> if you know the host name or ip.
> > thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
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