try wins support = yes my smb.conf is below, hth, -greg On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 14:18, Chris Mason wrote: > I have a Redhat 7.2 server for DNS, Web, File Sharing via Samba, for my > SOHO network of 6 Win2K workstations. I have a workgroup, not a domain. > The server is on a static IP and the workstations are DHCP assigned the > Dlink gateway, which also tells them the DNS IP. > > I am having a problem where some of the workstations can see some of > the others in Network Neighbourhood, but some can't. SMB Name Resolution > is not working right. > > I have tried preferred master=yes but it makes no difference. > Sometimes it all works perfectly, but often it doesn't. I suspect Samba > is losing the elections as Master Browser. The server is always up, but > the workstations come and go. > > What is the optimum config for this size of network? > Should I use Samba as WINS server? > Is there a modification to the workstations that will stop them taking > over as Master Browser? > Should I use some kind of Dynamic DNS and how do I do that? > > Chris Mason > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Box 340, The Valley, Anguilla, British West Indies > Tel: 264 497 5670 Fax: 264 497 8463 Cell: 264 235 5670 > http://www.anguillaguide.com/ The Anguilla Guide > Talk to me in real time: > Yahoo:netconcepts_anguilla > US Fax and Voicemail: (815)301-9759
/etc/samba/smb.conf: [global] workgroup= pomco wins support = yes domain master = yes server string= %h/%L security= user encrypt passwords = yes null passwords = true unix password sync = Yes #smb passwd file = /v/etc/smbpasswd passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully* log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 0 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 dos filetimes = True time server = True name resolve order = wins bcast host lmhosts writeable=yes #map DOS archive attribute to UNIX owner execute bit #map DOS system attribute to UNIX group execute bit #map DOS hidden attribute to UNIX world execute bit map archive = yes map system = yes map hidden = yes #create files and directories with group write permission unless otherwise specified below create mask = 0775 directory mask = 0775 #allow user to change any of their file or directory permission bits security mask = 0777 directory security mask = 0777 #disconnect inactive sessions after 5 minutes deadtime= 5 [printers] path = /var/spool/samba guest ok = no printable = yes browseable = no writeable = no [root] path= / valid users= @admin browseable=no [cd] path= /au/cd writeable=no public=yes browseable=no [fl] path= /au/fl public=yes browseable=no [b] path= /b/h browseable=no [private] comment = %U's Private Folder path= %H/private [public] comment = Public Folders path= /samba/public [proj] comment = Project Folders path= /samba/proj [temp] comment= Temporary space (erased after 10 days) path= /v/temp public=yes [util] comment = Utilities path= /samba/util [winins] comment = Utilities path= /u/winins -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba