[Samba] Name resolution for home network?

[Christian Naumer]

Hello all,
wsdd might also be an alternative:

https://github.com/christgau/wsdd

Your suggestions of using DNS will also work but will be more work to 
set up initially.


Regards


Christian


Am 07.04.25 um 13:56 schrieb Gilles via samba:
> Hello,
> 
> For my home network, now that SMBv1 and WINS are gone, I currently rely 
> on etc/hosts for name resolution. I can confirm that a host is no longer 
> found after I comment it out in Windows' C: 
> \Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file.
> 
> I'd like to use a server instead. With just a couple of Samba servers, I 
> don't bother with Active Directory, and just set them up as stand-alone 
> servers.
> 
> Am I correct in understanding that I should install BIND on one of the 
> two Linux hosts to resolve local names, and it will forward queries to 
> my ISP's DNS server for unknown hosts (ie. the Internet)? Are there 
> other options for name resolution?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> PS : FWIW, here's my smb.conf:
> 
> =================
> [global]
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
> netbios name = LINUX1
> 
> security = user
> ;added, but makes no difference
> server role = standalone server
> 
> map to guest = Bad User
> ;www-data used by Nginx
> guest account = www-data
> 
> interfaces = 192.168.0.15/255.255.255.0 127.0.0.1/255.255.255.255
> bind interfaces only = yes
> 
> log level = 2
> 
> ;with SMBv1 gone, WINS goes too
> ;wins support = yes
> ;local master = yes
> ;preferred master = yes
> ;domain master = yes
> ;os level = 255
> ;now using wsdd for share discovery
> disable netbios = yes
> client min protocol = SMB2_02
> server min protocol = SMB2_02
> smb ports = 445
> 
> ;this avoids needless errors in the logs if you have no printer
> printcap name = /dev/null
> load printers = no
> printing = bsd
> 
> [nginx]
> path = /usr/share/nginx
> ;Thus no need for Unix/Samba passwords
> guest ok = yes
> writeable=yes
> browseable=yes
> ;mask = mode
> create mode = 0644
> =================
> 
>