All the WINS server parametes are set correctly on all the machines. I just finished checking them. I've also got lmhosts enabled, and I need to check that the entries in that file are correct. I'm sure they are, as I made a new one and imported it to all the machines just before we shutdown for the move.
-Jim ************************************************* Jim Kreuziger [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************* On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Tom Dickson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > If you can't find the DOMAIN, I would suspect a WINS server issue. > > Look both at the log.nmbd file in /var/log/samba, and also check that > your windows clients have their wins server set correctly: either > > ipconfig > > under Windows NT and sons, or > > winipcfg > > under Windows 95 and its, uh, heirs. > > Both can be run from a command (DOS command.com or cmd.exe) window. > > If the WINS server is wrong, then network browsing will go all to h*ck! > > > James Kreuziger wrote: > | First off, I'd like to give all the people involved > | with the development of Samba a big thanks. I'd have > | to say that Samba is probably the single most important > | piece of software that we run in our research lab. > | I'd also like to say that I have had so few problems that > | I probably haven't written about one in 3 years. > | > | With that being said, I'm having problems with my > | Samba PDC. I'm running Samba 2.2.8a on a Solaris 8 > | box. We have recently moved our lab from one > | facilty to another, which forced us to change all > | of our system names and IP's. Luckily, only the > | domain part of the name changed, as well as the IP's. > | > | I updated the smb.conf to reflect the new subnet and IP's. However, > | I have recently noticed that people are getting alot of > | "Domain LABDOM is unavailable" messages when trying to > | logon from Win2k. This may last anywhere from 2 minutes to 30 > | minutes. Then, for no apparent reason, they will be able to logon. > | > | I'm thinking that it has to do with my hosts allow and > | hosts deny settings. Before the move, we were on a subnet > | with a netmask setting of 255.255.255.0. So my hosts allow > | setting were this (IP's have been changed to protect the innocent): > | > | hosts allow = 10.0.33. 127.0.0.1 > | host deny = ALL EXCEPT 10.0.33. 127.0.0.1 > | > | We are now on a much more restricted subnet, and > | can't have the full range to ourselves. Consequently, > | our subnet mask is now 255.255.255.224, and the IP > | address space is from 10.0.236.38 - 10.0.236.61 > | (this takes into account the network devices). > | > | I'm wondering if my problem is related to this. > | I'm thinking that that I should restrict my hosts > | allow with the network/netmask combo: > | > | hosts allow = 10.0.236.32/255.255.255.224 > | > | Is this what I'm looking for? I've included the > | global part of my conf below. > | > | Thanks, > | > | -Jim > | > | ************************************************* > | Jim Kreuziger > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | ************************************************* > | > | [global] > | workgroup = LABDOM > | preexec = csh -c `echo /usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient \ > | -M %m -I %I` & > | server string = Samba %v on (%L) > | security = user > | domain logons = yes > | domain admin group = @domadm > | encrypt passwords = Yes > | password level = 3 > | log level = 2 > | log file = /samba/current/var/log.smbd.%m > | max log size = 2000 > | wins support = Yes > | name resolve order = lmhosts wins hosts bcast > | dns proxy = yes > | deadtime = 0 > | keepalive = 3600 > | client code page = 437 > | os level = 65 > | preferred master = Yes > | domain master = Yes > | guest account = samba > | invalid users = daemon bin sys lp smtp uucp nuucp listen dcs > consult dumper nobody > | hosts allow = 10.0.236. 10.0.33. 10.0.126. 127.0.0.1 > | hosts deny = ALL EXCEPT 10.0.236. 10.0.33. 10.0.126. 127.0.0.1 > | veto oplock files = /*.mdb/*.dbm/*.doc/*.xls > | socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY > | getwd cache = yes > | logon script = %U.bat > | logon path = \\ralopib\profile\%U > | remote announce = 10.0.126.208/IMHH > | utmp = True > | username map = /samba/current/lib/usermap.txt > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQE/XnnVRliD/69byygRAo/CAJ9y5rLSgSSxcMDS9+xeEDZqAYYFrACfTV+S > hHGUn+KMrUfcB6HniziLTjg= > =HWTX > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba