RedHat 7.1 running FreeS/WAN and Samba 2.0.10 connects to a DHCP Win2k server box using ipsec. At first I was implementing Samba 2.0.7 as a WINS server and was encountering a problem where 'smbclient -M W2kserver' and 'smbclient -L W2kserver' (where W2kserver is netbios name of w2k box) would give me Win2k side server stats/send message to win2k box, but I could not ping W2kserver by netbios name from samba server side, nor could I map to my shares. I did add the name for a valid user W2kserver, but not a machine name (unclear on concept here- do I need to smbadduser -a -m W2kserver$ ?). I could, on other hand, get the Win2kserver to ping by NetBios name as soon as Samba server came up. Well, I decided to upgrade to Samba 2.0.10 from redhat updates and now am not able to get any Netbios name resolution from Samba side, but still am getting Netbios name resolution from W2kserver side when samba server comes up (adds samba server into nb cache). Basically, log files show that the Win2kserver is denying connection, therefore not handing over netbios name table. I wonder if this has something to do with the WINS server on the win2k side grabbing domain master status (but have tried setting os level = 255 on samba side, when I noticed 'smbclient -L W2kserver' showing W2kserver as the Master back when 2.0.7 was getting name resolution). And I am confused as to why I am not getting any name resolution from Samba side even though smb.conf is same as with 2.0.7. Nmblookup '*' only broadcasts to local subnet and does not seem to be hitting entore WORKGROUP.
Win2k shows WINS servers primary and secondary as ip address of Samba box. Using same WORKGROUP as Samba. Thanks. Samba config as follows [global] netbios name = Linuxbox workgroup = WORKGROUP server string = smb server hosts allow = xx.yy.zz.128/255.255.255.248 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 @WORKGROUP guest account = guest log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 20 encrypt passwords = yes smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 interfaces = eth0 ipsec0 local master = yes os level = 65 domain master = yes preferred master = yes name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast wins support = yes [homes] comment = Home Directories browseable = no writable = yes [tmp] comment = Temporary file space path = /tmp read only = no guest ok = yes public = yes -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba